
Étienne Dupérac (French, c. 1525‒1601/1604)
Nova urbis Romae descriptio
1577
4 plates
Overall Dimensions: 78.6 x 102.4 cm
Sheet Size: 39.3 x 51.2 cm
Etching and engraving
The British Library, London
Nova urbis Romae descriptio by Étienne Dupérac was published in 1577, the same year that Pope Gregory XIII wrote a brief declaring the establishment of the Accademia di San Luca. It is substantially indebted to Leonardo Bufalini’s 1551 plan.
- Place Names
- Church of Sant'Agata dei Goti
- Vatican (Apostolic) Palace
- Farnese Palace
- Church of San Nicola in Carcere
- Church of Trinità dei Monti
- Piazza della Minerva
- Piazza di San Lorenzo in Lucina
- Piazza Navona
- Rome
- Hospital of Santo Spirito
- Altemps Palace
- Capitoline Hill (Campidoglio)
- Church of Sant'Angelo in Pescheria
- Church of Santa Maria Rotonda (Pantheon)
- Church of Santa Maria dell'Orto
- Church of Santa Martina
- Church of San Luigi dei Francesi
- Roman Forum (Campo Vaccino)
- Church of Santi Luca e Martina (San Luca and Santa Martina)
- Church of San Lorenzo ai Monti
- Church of San Giovanni dei Fiorentini
- Savelli Palace
- Church of Santa Maria del Popolo
- Church of Santa Maria in Aracoeli
- Church of San Pietro in Carcere
- Crescenzi Palace
- Via Frattina
- Church of San Luca
- Church of San Lorenzo in Lucina
- Church of Santa Maria sopra Minerva
- Church of Santa Maria Maggiore
- Church of San Nicola dei Lorenesi
- Piazza Colonna
- Oratory of Sant'Orsola della Pietà
- Borgo di Sant'Agata
- Church of Santa Maria di Loreto
- Church of San Giuseppe dei Falegnami
- Church of Sant'Atanasio dei Greci
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