Lot N. 176
Giovanni Ottaviani
(1735 - 1808)
Cutaway along the length of the second floor of the loggia in the courtyard of the Vatican Palace
corresponding in the large courtyard known as S. Damasco, where the Architecture and Ornaments of the same painted by Giovanni da Udine under the direction of Rafaele Sanzio da Urbino are demonstrated.
Etching and burin, three glued papers, traces of foxing and other defects
matrix 38x45 cm, sheet 48x172 cm overall
Cai. Savorelli Pict. et Pet. Camporesi Arch. delin. - Joann. Ottaviani sculpt. cum privilege SS.D.N. Clementis XIII.
From the Third and Last Part of the Logge di Rafaele in the Vatican, which contains the Completion of the Ornaments, and of the Ancient Bas-reliefs Existing in the Logge Same, Published in Rome, Year MDCCLXXVII