Ponte Nomentano
Vasi's Rome — an ancient bridge still carrying travelers on the Via Nomentana.
- Work
- Ponte Nomentano, from Delle magnificenze di Roma antica e moderna
- Artist / naturalist
- Giuseppe Vasi
- Origin & date
- Rome, ca. 1752
- Held by
- David Rumsey Map Collection · via Internet Archive and Wikimedia Commons
Format
The full-resolution scan, color-managed to the source — yours to print, study, and keep.
Size
$19.00
The story
Another plate from Giuseppe Vasi's Delle magnificenze di Roma antica e moderna, this one records the Ponte Nomentano, a fortified bridge of ancient Roman origin (rebuilt and crenellated in the medieval period) still carrying the Via Nomentana across the Aniene river just outside the city. Vasi shows travelers and a small gathered crowd at the roadside, the bridge's defensive tower keeping watch over a route that had carried traffic in and out of Rome for well over a thousand years by the time this plate was etched. What to notice: unlike the isolated, timeless ruins Piranesi favored, Vasi's Rome is a working city — bridges still crossed, roads still traveled, walls still standing guard — ancient infrastructure caught still doing its ancient job.
About this reproduction
- Faithful reproduction of a public-domain work, sourced from David Rumsey Map Collection · via Internet Archive and Wikimedia Commons’s open-access release.
- Printed to order on 200gsm EMA matte art paper: smooth, no glare.
- Color-managed to the source scan.
- Ships in 5–8 business days; satisfaction guarantee.
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