Workshop of Luigi Vanvitelli (1700-1773)

A projected design for the Trevi Fountain, Rome

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Workshop of Luigi Vanvitelli (1700-1773)
A projected design for the Trevi Fountain, Rome
pen and black ink, grey and pink wash, watermark Strasburg bend C & I HONIG
420 x 576 mm.

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Another version of this drawing, with ground plan, is in the Gabinetto Nazionale delle Stampe, Rome (inv. no. FN 6718). The present drawing shows alternative details not present in the Rome sheet. Nicola Salvi won the commission after a competition in 1730.

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