![]() The majority of his finest graphic art will be found in the 52 etchings As an original etcher, Specchi appears to have been entirely self-taught. ![]() Specchi is associated with some of the most notable buildings of Rome.Īmong many other accomplishments he was the principal architect of theįarnese Piazza, the Bank of Rome, the Via del Corso and the famous Spanish Of the Grand Duke of Tuscany in Piazza Madama 'Palazzo Madama')Īnd early eighteenth century architect and artist, the name of Allessandro Palazzo del Serenis, Gran DVCA di Toscana in Piazza Madama (Palace Italian architectural etching at the end of the seventeenth century. The (Palazzo Madama) is an important example of the famous art of Alessandro Specchi and "Palazzo del Serenis, Gran DVCA di Toscana in Piazza Madama", View from the "Nuovo Teatro delle Fabriche, et Edificii, In Prospettiva di Roma moderna", a set This original Specchi etching is printed upon heavy seventeenth century hand-made, laid paperĪnd with full margins as published in Rome by Domenico de Rossi in 1699. Specchi has delineated an interesting assemblage of pedestrians, vendors and Today the palace continues to house the Italian Upper Chamber.Īlessandro Specchi’s seventeenth century etching also portrays the PalazzoĬarpegna (to the right) and the Palazzo Giustiniani (to the background, left). The Palazzo Madama became the official residence of the Senate of Italy. It was the residence of the Mediciįamily until 1737 when it was purchased by Pope Benedictus XIV. Since the eighteenth century it has been knownĪs the ‘Palazzo Madama’. Of the Grand Duke of Tuscany in Piazza Madama", is an original etching Alessandro Specchi Palazzo Madama (Palace of the Grand Duke of Tuscany in Piazza Madama)
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