La pianta grande di Roma (The Large Plan of Rome), after Giovanni Battista Nolli (Italian, 1701–1756) and Giovanni Paolo Panini (Italian, 1691–1765), also known as The Nolli Map Engraver: Pietro Campana (Italian, 1727–1779)
Engraver: Carlo Nolli (Italian, 1710–1770)
Engraver: Rocco Pozzi (Italian, 1701–1774)
After: Giovanni Battista Nolli (Italian, 1701–1756)
After: Giovanni Paolo Panini (Italian, Rome, 1691–1765)

1748

Prints and Drawings

Not on view

Giovanni Battista Nolli was an architect and surveyor who lived in Rome and devoted his life to documenting the architectural and urban foundations of the city. His masterwork, The Large Plan of Rome, is an extraordinary technical achievement and represents a milestone in cartography. It is composed of twelve sheets of paper and documents nearly eight square miles of the city as well as the surrounding terrain. The map not only records the important streets, squares, and public spaces of Rome but also includes drains, detailed interiors, and cemeteries. It celebrates both ancient and modern Rome.

Medium

Engraving on 12 plates

Dimensions

overall: 171.6 × 205.5 cm (67 9/16 × 80 7/8 in.)
sheet (each): 42.6 × 67.7 cm (16 3/4 × 26 5/8 in.)
framed (for Meant to Be Shared exhibition): 181 × 215.6 × 6 cm (71 1/4 × 84 7/8 × 2 3/8 in.)

Credit Line

The Arthur Ross Collection

Accession Number

2012.159.8.1-.6

Geography

Made in Italy

Culture

Italian

Period

18th century

Classification

Prints

Disclaimer

Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of records is ongoing.

Provenance
William H. Schab Gallery, New York; Arthur Ross Foundation, New York, to 2012; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.
Bibliography

  • Suzanne Boorsch et al., Meant to Be Shared: The Arthur Ross Collection of European Prints (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Art Gallery, 2015), 32, fig. 20.

Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
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Object/Work type

engravings

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