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Casino al Pigneto del Marchese Sacchetti (Book 10) (Day 8) (View C1)

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 The plate by Giuseppe Vasi
 Today's view

The Plate (No. 183)

Casino al Pigneto del marchese Sacchetti

The view is based on a drawing by Pietro da Cortona the architect of the Casino, because the actual building was already abandoned and some parts of it had fallen. Vasi admired to the same extent Pietro da Cortona, Bernini and Borromini. Pigneto (today pineta) means pine-wood. The small late XIXth century map below shows (green dot) Torre di Niccolò V in the Vatican and 1) site of Casino Sacchetti; 2) site of S. Giovanni Battista degli Spinelli.

Small View

Today

The view today


The Casino was built at the western foot of Monte Mario, the hill north of the Vatican. The view is taken from the Castle of Belvedere (today part of the Vatican Museums). The Casino was located on the left part (in the picture) of the hill. A portion of the pine-wood still exists and gives the name to a small railway station (Pineta Sacchetti).

Excerpts from Giuseppe Vasi 1761 Itinerary related to this page:


Casino Sacchetti
È vero, che troppo lungo è il cammino per trovare le rovine di questo magnifico casino eretto dal Card. Giulio Sacchetti, ma essendo stato questo il primo disegno di architettura, che abbia fatto Pietro da Cortona, merita l'incomodo d'andare a vederlo, ancorchè sia quasi rovinato. Si ravvisa da quel poco, che vi è rimasto del prospetto, quale sia stato, e sotto il riposo di alcune scale si vede però ben conservato un fonte ornato di colonne doriche, disposte a guisa di portico sferico, come ne riportai la pianta.

Next plate in Book 10: Villa Madama fuori Porta Angelica
Next step in Day 8 itinerary: Chiesa di S. Maria del Rosario