Description
PIRANESE [Giovanni Battista]
Veduta del Porto di Ripetta. Engraving. 41 x 61 cms. Hogarth frame. There is some slight discolouration of the paper, and a couple of tears in the lower part of the print (no loss).
Note: From Pianessi's Vedute di Roma.Built in 1703 , the view shows Andrea Specchi's curving water stairs , no longer extant, which served as a quay for barges bringing produce from Umbria and Sabina.