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View of St. Peter’s Square and Basilica (Veduta della gran Piazza e Basilica di San Pietro)

ca. 1772
18th century
453 x 705 mm (17.8 x 27.8 in.)

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian, (1720–1778)

Object Type: print

Medium and Support: Etching on laid paper

State: First of three states

Print impression quality: Fair

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

Marks: Signed in plate on scroll, lower right: “Cav. Piranesi F”

Marks: Watermark: No watermark

Bibliography: 1792 cat. no. 4; Focillon 721; Hind 101; Wilton-Ely 234 and p. 277 with remark: “With two ceremonial coaches in the foreground.”

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

Accession Number: 1973.D1.148

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architecture*, 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.]
Italy - TGN 1000080
Rome - TGN 7000874 (standard English name used here for this well-known city)

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plate Dimensions: 453 x 705 mm (17.8 x 27.8 in.)

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Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian, (1720–1778) . View of St. Peter’s Square and Basilica (Veduta della gran Piazza e Basilica di San Pietro), ca. 1772. 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. First of three states. plate : 453 x 705 mm (17.8 x 27.8 in.). Sheet : 503 x 728 mm (19.8 x 28.7 in.). DAC accession number 1973.D1.148. Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892), before 1953.

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