Pasquale Domenico Cambiaso "View of Palazzo del Principe in Fassolo Gardens from the San Tomaso Bastion", before 1849

View of Palazzo del Principe a Fassolo Gardens from the San Tomaso Bastion

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Author/ School/ Dating:

Pasquale Domenico Cambiaso (Genova, 1811-1894)

Technique and Dimensions:

Object type and technique: watercolour and white lead on paper ; cm 18,6 x 28,8

View of Palazzo del Principe a Fassolo Gardens from the San Tomaso Bastion

Date: Before 1849

Topographic Collection of Genoa Municipality, inv. 2203

Description:

Sepia and white lead technique to describe the Doria Palace and its gardens, among the Roman road and the sea, before the construction of the Circonvallazione a mare, the sopraelevata street,  the maritime station and the port, as we know it today. At the time, the area between San Teodoro and Fassolo was countryside next to the city.