Piazza Navona during Carnival

Piazza Navona during Carnival

Catalogue ID1.11
Artist Master of the Roman Songbook (1650-1660)
Object type miniature · initial: Vignette - non allusive
PlaceRome
Collection Biblioteca Casanatense (Rome)
Inv. no.I-Rc_Ms_2478_05
Tech. / supportblack chalk, brown ink, pen
Measures60 × 80 mm

This bustling drawing captures Piazza Navona in full activity. At the center stands the towering Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, with its dramatic obelisk rising high above the crowd. The square is densely populated: figures gather around the fountains, stroll through the piazza, or line the edges, possibly watching a spectacle or procession.

Cantata
Vedi là quel bel crine
Composer
Marc’Antonio Pasqualini (1614-1691)
Manuscript
Casanatense cantata album — I-Rc_Ms_2478

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