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Interior View of St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican (Veduta interna della Basilica di S. Pietro in Vaticano)

1748
18th century
413 x 601 mm (16.3 x 23.7 in.)

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian, (1720–1778)

Object Type: print

Medium and Support: Etching on laid paper

State: Fourth of six states

Series: from Views of Rome Drawn and Etched by Giambattista Piranesi, Venetian Architect (Vedute di Roma disegnate ed incise da Giambattista Piranesi Architetto Ve[nez]iano)

Edition: First Paris edition, 1800–1807; loose sheet, not bound in volume

Marks: Signed in plate, lower left margin: “Piranesi fecit”

Bibliography: 1792 cat. no. 5; Focillon 788; Hind 4; Wilton-Ely 137.

Credit Line: Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892), before 1953

Accession Number: 1973.D1.38.51

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This object has the following keywords:

architecture*, interior views*, Italy*, Rome*

architecture - Art or science of designing and building structures, especially habitable structures, in accordance with principles determined by aesthetic and practical or material considerations. Refers also to the structures created. [November 1994 related term added. October 1990 alternate term added.]
interior views - Use for photographs or other representations of the interior of a building or other structure. [April 1991 descriptor moved; lead-in term added.]
Italy - TGN 1000080
Rome - TGN 7000874 (standard English name used here for this well-known city)

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plate Dimensions: 413 x 601 mm (16.3 x 23.7 in.)

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Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian, (1720–1778) . Interior View of St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican (Veduta interna della Basilica di S. Pietro in Vaticano), 1748. From Views of Rome Drawn and Etched by Giambattista Piranesi, Venetian Architect (Vedute di Roma disegnate ed incise da Giambattista Piranesi Architetto Ve[nez]iano). Etching on laid paper. Fourth of six states. plate : 413 x 601 mm (16.3 x 23.7 in.). DAC accession number 1973.D1.38.51. Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892), before 1953.

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