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Pen and ink drawing of a Roman piazza with twin domed churches on either side and a tall obelisk on a stepped base at right, with small figures in the foreground.

Piazza del Popolo, Rome

A pen and ink drawing with gray wash shows a wide Roman square with two domed churches flanking a tall obelisk on a stepped base. Figures in period dress stand and walk across the foreground, and buildings recede into a hazy skyline.

Artist
Jean-Baptiste Lallemand
Date
ca. 1754
Medium
Pen and ink, brush and gray wash, charcoal on cream laid paper
Source
Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)
Size
2845 × 2024 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1759).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Español: Piazza del Popolo, Roma

Un dibujo a pluma y tinta con aguada gris muestra una amplia plaza romana con dos iglesias de cúpula que flanquean un obelisco alto sobre una base escalonada. Varias figuras con ropa de época caminan en primer plano, y los edificios se pierden en un horizonte brumoso.

Português: Piazza del Popolo, Roma

Um desenho a pena e tinta com aguada cinza mostra uma ampla praça romana com duas igrejas de cúpula ladeando um obelisco alto sobre uma base escalonada. Figuras em trajes de época caminham no primeiro plano, e os edifícios se perdem em um horizonte enevoado.

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