The Girandola at the Castel Sant'Angelo, Rome, 1692

The Girandola at the Castel Sant'Angelo, Rome, 1692

Giovanni Battista Falda

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

View of the Castel Sant'Angelo with a fireworks display. The Roman monument is depicted from the other side of the Tiber and also shows the new statues that adorn the bridge towards the building. Several people are gathered in the foreground and on the bridge to watch the fireworks.


Drawings and Prints

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

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