Veduta della torre moderna eretta sull'ingresso del Ponte Molle, 1828. Penna, Agostino, active 1825-1846, etcher. 1828 Ponte Molle or Ponte Milvio The print depicts the tower erected at the entrance to the Ponte Milvio, also known as the Ponte Molle, a bridge in northern Rome which spans the Tiber River. In the foreground several horsemen are driving bulls away from the bridge with staves. Two sites are identified in the background: Saint Peter's and a small building which was constructed on the site where the head of Sant'Andrea was returned to Rome. According to the inscription, the print wa
Veduta della torre moderna eretta sull'ingresso del Ponte Molle, 1828. Penna, Agostino, active 1825-1846, etcher. 1828 Ponte Molle or Ponte Milvio The print depicts the tower erected at the entrance to the Ponte Milvio, also known as the Ponte Molle, a bridge in northern Rome which spans the Tiber River. In the foreground several horsemen are driving bulls away from the bridge with staves. Two sites are identified in the background: Saint Peter's and a small building which was constructed on the site where the head of Sant'Andrea was returned to Rome. According to the inscription, the print was both drawn andetched by Penna. With Pecci-Blunt's collector's marks, in black ink, in the lower right hand corner and one on the verso. Imprint: Rome. Trimmed within plate mark. Anna Laetitia Pecci-Blunt collected prints, published works, drawings and paintings thematically focused upon the city of Rome. Her collection included views, plans, maps of Rome and depictions of the inhabitants of the city in popular costume. As intense urban development under Mussolini transformed Rome in the 1930's, interest in the city's past grew among certain circles in Rome. Pecci-Blunt's collection came to be known as "Roma Sparita" because of its nostalgic focus on the Rome of a bygone era. Pecci-Blunt marked many of the prints in her collection with her collector's marks. Small, circular marks found on the recto of the prints, typically in the lower right corner, display Pecci-Blunt's family coat of arms, a comet, encircled with the text: "Coll. A. L. Pecci Blunt." Circular marks on the verso of the prints, typically in the lower center, denote Pecci-Blunt's name for her collection, "Roma Sparita." The stamps contain the text; "Roma Sparita, ," (with space for adding an inventory number), encircled with additional text "Collezione Contessa Anna Laetitia Pecci-Blunt."
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