Eighteen Views of Rome: The Piazza del Popolo (recto); Sketch for San Giovanni in Laterano (verso)
1664
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1664
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
This drawing shows a wide view of a city square with a tall obelisk in the center. Buildings line both sides, including a church with a big dome and a clock tower. In the foreground, people and horses move along a bridge, while a fence runs along the bottom. The lines are precise but light, like a quick sketch. The back of the sheet has a rougher, smaller sketch of a church interior. It looks like a quick study, not as finished as the front. If you like this kind of detailed city drawing, look up Baroque next.
