Rome Measured and Imagined

Auteur

Jessica Maier is assistant professor of art history at Mount Holyoke College.

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At the turn of the fifteenth century, Rome was in the midst of a dramatic transformation. The author explores the history of this genre - which merged the scientific endeavor with the imaginative aspects of art - during the rise of Renaissance print culture. Her book interweaves the story of the city portrait with that of Rome itself.