Saint Peter's Basilica, Rome: the basilica, Piazza San Pietro, the colonnade, and the surrounding buildings of the Vatican. Etching, 17--.

Date:
[between 1700 and 1799]
Reference:
2995721i
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Publication/Creation

[Rome], [between 1700 and 1799]

Physical description

1 print : etching ; platemark 20.9 x 32.1 cm

Lettering

Basilica di S. Pietro in Vaticano. 1. Piazza ornata con 320 colonne e 136 statue tutte unitamente con il tempio lavorate a scarpello di duro travertino. 2. Pal.o pontificio. 3. Pal.o del S. Offizio. Vasi e Piranesi dis. e inc.

Edition

[State with "Vasi e Piranesi dis. e inc." in the lettering].

Creator/production credits

According to the lettering, this was both drawn and etched by both Giuseppe Vasi and Giovanni Battista Piranesi. Another state of the print attributes it solely to Vasi (Wellcome Library no. 2995720i)

Reference

Wellcome Collection 2995721i

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