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ANONYMOUS. Castello S. Angelo di Roma di nuovo fortificato dalla S. di N. S. Paolo Papa IIII. [Rome]: Bart[olomeo] Faleti, [not before 5 April 1557 (date of title)]. Engraved view of the Castel Sant' Angelo on one full Royal sheet joined, overall 308 x 419mm. The fortress as seen looking towards the Piazza de S. Pietro, the title and imprint set in a strapwork cartouche at lower right corner. (Trimmed to plate mark and window-mounted, some light discolouration along neatly repaired central fold.)
A very fine view of the Castel Sant' Angelo. Italian fortification theory and practice was particularly advanced at this time, and was to have great influence on Dutch town building and town fortifications. Paul IV, Gian Pierto Carafa, pursued harsh policies in his attempt to combat the spread of Protestantism. He eradicated virtually all traces of Protestantism in Italy, but his period in office was dominated by his disastorous opposition to Spain, his conflict with the Colonna family, his impolitic declaration of war against the Habsburgs, his failure to stop the secession of England, and the particulour rigour with which the Inquistion was carried out. His troubled pontificate can be seen in the substantial rebuilding program which transformed the Castel Sant' Angelo into a considerable and strategically important modern fortress. Not in Tooley.
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ANONYMOUS. La Pianta del borgo di Roma. [Venice?: c. 1570]. Engraved plan of the Vatican and Castel Sant Angelo on cut-down Royal sheet, 273 x 432mm. Castel Sant Angelo and the walls shown in bird's-eye perspective, St Peter's and other principal buildings in plan, street layout and topography indicated, scalebar and compass. (Trimmed to image and window-mounted.) [And:] ANONYMOUS. La Pianta del borgo di Roma. [Venice?: fourth quarter of the 16th century]. Engraved plan of the Vatican on cut-down sheet, 219 x 289mm. As the above plan but extending only as far as the outer ramparts of the Castel Sant Angelo. (Trimmed to plate mark and window mounted.) Not in Tooley; Arrigoni and Bertarelli suggesting place and date of publication. (3)
A very fine view of the Castel Sant' Angelo. Italian fortification theory and practice was particularly advanced at this time, and was to have great influence on Dutch town building and town fortifications. Paul IV, Gian Pierto Carafa, pursued harsh policies in his attempt to combat the spread of Protestantism. He eradicated virtually all traces of Protestantism in Italy, but his period in office was dominated by his disastorous opposition to Spain, his conflict with the Colonna family, his impolitic declaration of war against the Habsburgs, his failure to stop the secession of England, and the particulour rigour with which the Inquistion was carried out. His troubled pontificate can be seen in the substantial rebuilding program which transformed the Castel Sant' Angelo into a considerable and strategically important modern fortress. Not in Tooley.
[With:]
ANONYMOUS. La Pianta del borgo di Roma. [Venice?: c. 1570]. Engraved plan of the Vatican and Castel Sant Angelo on cut-down Royal sheet, 273 x 432mm. Castel Sant Angelo and the walls shown in bird's-eye perspective, St Peter's and other principal buildings in plan, street layout and topography indicated, scalebar and compass. (Trimmed to image and window-mounted.) [And:] ANONYMOUS. La Pianta del borgo di Roma. [Venice?: fourth quarter of the 16th century]. Engraved plan of the Vatican on cut-down sheet, 219 x 289mm. As the above plan but extending only as far as the outer ramparts of the Castel Sant Angelo. (Trimmed to plate mark and window mounted.) Not in Tooley; Arrigoni and Bertarelli suggesting place and date of publication. (3)