Veduta della Piazza di Spagna in Roma, circa 1770. [ca. 1770] Piazza di Spagna The view of the Piazza di Spagna after a drawing by Paroli shows the Fontana della Barcaccia, the Scalinata della Trinità dei Monti (or Spanish Steps), the church and monastery of SS. Trinità dei monti, the via del Babuino and the obelisk of Piazza del popolo. The viewpoint is from the southwest looking towards the Piazza del popolo on the left and the Spanish Steps to the right, with the fountain in the foreground. Inscription in the lower right corner: P No. 2. With Pecci-Blunt's collector's marks, in blue ink, in
Veduta della Piazza di Spagna in Roma, circa 1770. [ca. 1770] Piazza di Spagna The view of the Piazza di Spagna after a drawing by Paroli shows the Fontana della Barcaccia, the Scalinata della Trinità dei Monti (or Spanish Steps), the church and monastery of SS. Trinità dei monti, the via del Babuino and the obelisk of Piazza del popolo. The viewpoint is from the southwest looking towards the Piazza del popolo on the left and the Spanish Steps to the right, with the fountain in the foreground. Inscription in the lower right corner: P No. 2. With Pecci-Blunt's collector's marks, in blue ink, in the lower right hand corner and one on the verso. Trimmed within plate mark. Ref.: Arrigoni-Bertarelli 2742. 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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