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Dimostransi nella Tav. presente la Pianta, ed Elevazione del Ponte, oggi detto Quattro Capi egli è antichissimo, e chiamavasi Fabrizio da L. Fabrizio Presid. delle Strade, che lo fabbrico' nel fine della Repubblica... [Shown in this Plate are the plan and
Dimostransi nella Tav. presente la Pianta, ed Elevazione del Ponte, oggi detto Quattro Capi egli è antichissimo, e chiamavasi Fabrizio da L. Fabrizio Presid. delle Strade, che lo fabbrico' nel fine della Repubblica... [Shown in this Plate are the plan and

Dimostransi nella Tav. presente la Pianta, ed Elevazione del Ponte, oggi detto Quattro Capi egli è antichissimo, e chiamavasi Fabrizio da L. Fabrizio Presid. delle Strade, che lo fabbrico' nel fine della Repubblica... [Shown in this Plate are the plan and

Primary (Mogliano, Treviso, Italy, 1720–Rome, Italy, 1778)
NationalityItalian, Europe
Date1756
MediumEtching
DimensionsSheet: 20 13/16 × 27 3/8 in. (52.9 × 69.5 cm)
Additional Dimension: 15 11/16 × 23 9/16 in. (39.9 × 59.9 cm)
Image: 14 3/16 × 23 3/8 in. (36 × 59.3 cm)
Credit LineBlanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas at Austin, Gift of Alvin Romansky, 1991.66.8
Collection AreaPrints and Drawings
Object number1991.66.8/40
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Label Text
The Bridge of Fabricius is the stone bridge connecting the left bank of the Tiber with the Island, named after its builder, Lucius Fabricius. It dates from 62 B.C. and is one of three working Roman bridges in Rome. It is composed of two semicircular arches with a large cutwater surmounted by a flood lunette between. The materials are tufa and peperino stone highlighted with travertine. In the sixteenth century, the tufa was overlaid with brick facing. The nickname “Bridge of the four heads” refers to two ancient four-faced herms embedded in the parapet. In this print, Piranesi balances the technique of the vedute with architectural rendering. The two arches of the bridge frame a picturesque riverscape with slanting light coming from the left side. The church of S. Bartolomeo (1), the Ponte Rotto (2), the circular temple on the Tiber (3) and the bell-tower of S. Maria in Cosmedin (4) are visible.
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