Gezicht op de Spaanse Trappen en de Trinità dei Monti in Rome before 1898

This anonymous work depicts the Spanish Steps and the Trinità dei Monti in Rome. Executed with monochrome precision, the artwork presents a study in architectural form and spatial perspective, albeit in a disorienting, vertical composition. The Steps, structured in a series of ascending planes, dominate the visual field. The artist's approach seems to destabilize traditional notions of perspective, challenging the viewer’s spatial understanding. This formal disruption invites a semiotic reading, where the familiar becomes estranged, prompting new interpretations of urban space. Ultimately, the image of the Spanish Steps and the Trinità dei Monti prompts us to consider how perspective and structure serve not just as aesthetic tools but as devices that continuously renegotiate our understanding of space and representation.