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Descrittione de gli apparati fatti in Bologna per la venvta di n. s. papa Clemente VIII. Con gli disegni de gli archi, statue, & pitture. Dedicata a gli ill.mi sig. del reggimento di Bologna

Benacci, Vittorio, 1571-1629, Reni, Guido, 1575-1642 · 1598 · [Bologna, Vittorio Benacci] · 14 pictures

A 1598 Bologna publication by Vittorio Benacci, with designs attributed to Guido Reni, recording the festival decorations made for Pope Clement VIII's visit and dedicated to the city's governing council. The pictures are engraved architectural elevations of triumphal arches, with classical columns, pediments, niches with statues, and painted panels, which a designer could use as reference for ceremonial gateway and arch proportions.

Clement VIII, Pope, 1536-1605 · Visits of state · Triumphal arches

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