In my last posts on the blog, I explored the connection between the development of Rome, the Chigi Family and the papacy. I uncovered that Fabio Chigi also known as pope Alexander VII was very interested in the architectural development of Rome and therefore ordered to develop numerous projects for Rome, whereunder the development of…
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The frontispiece on the first page of the first book contains quite a bit of revealing information about the origins and motivation to create this book. First of all the book is adressed to Agostino Chigi. Agostino Chigi, who was a very prominent member of the influential Chigi family in Rome, gave the order to…
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