Cover Page. Above the eagle of the Holy Apostles Roman portico at the bottom of the vases in the Vatican Library Collection Ghezzi On a slab of marble, the inscription in relief. , by giovanni battista piranesi , 1778 , design , Neoclassicism style , allegories and symbols, Rome
A black and white drawing of a statue of an eagle.
A SVA ECCELLENZA IL SIG GENERAL SCHOVALOFF PROMOTOR DELLE BELLE ARTI IL CAVALIERE GIO BATTA PIRANESI ARCHITETTO.