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The plate by Giuseppe Vasi
Today's view
The secret garden

The Plate (No. 62)

Palazzo Rospigliosi

Palazzo Rospigliosi is close to Palazzo del Quirinale and it was initially built by a Borghese, in this case Cardinal Scipione Borghese. It was then acquired by Clemens IX Rospigliosi for his family. Inside there are still the eagles and the dragons of the Borghese. The view is taken from the green dot in the small 1748 map here below. In the description below the plate Vasi made reference to: 1) Ancient statue of a Roman Consul (now removed); 2) Secret Garden; 3) Palazzo della Consulta; 4) Walls around the courtyard; 5) Stables. 3) is shown in another page.

Small ViewSmall View

Today

The view today

The palace is a private property split among banks, lawyers and other people who can afford it. It is relatively well maintained, although the esplanade used as a horse training ground is now a garden. The palace was initially designed by Flaminio Ponzio; after the death of Ponzio (1613), Cardinal Borghese commissioned the completion of the palace to Carlo Maderno and Giovanni Vasanzio.

The Secret Garden

The Secret Garden

With wealthy enough looks and the appropriate self-esteem, you can direct yourself towards a financial institution inside the palace and have a sneaky view of the internal garden, which has a flavour of Boboli in Florence and was designed by Giovanni Vasanzio.

Excerpts from Giuseppe Vasi 1761 Itinerary related to this page:


Palazzo Rospigliosi
Fu questo principiato dal Card. Scipione Barberini con disegno di Flaminio Ponzio; dipoi fu proseguito dal Card. Giulio Mazzarini, e sotto altri poi terminato, oggi lo possiedono i Principi Rospigliosi. Occupa questo parte delle terme di Costantino Magno, e quivi furono ritrovate le maravigliose statue con li cavalli, che ora sono nella vicina piazza, e le due statue del pio Imperatore, una che sta sulla piazza di Campidoglio, e l'altra nel nuovo portico di s. Gio: Laterano, rozzamente fatte in quei tempi, in cui erano molto decadute le belle arti. Si vedono in questo palazzo de' quadri superbi, fra' quali nell'appartamento principale sonovi li dodici ss. Apostoli del Rubens, il fanciullo Gesł dall'Albani, il Sansone del Domenichino, il Baccanale del Pussino, ed altri del Caracci, di Guido, del Lanfranco, del Cortona, e del Maratti.

Next plate in Book 4: Palazzo Colonna
Next step in Day 3 itinerary: S. Silvestro a Monte Cavallo
Next step in your tour of Rione Monti: Palazzo della Consulta

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