View of the exterior of St. Peters Basilica in the Vatican (Veduta dell'esterno della gran basilica de S. Pietri in Vaticano)

Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Italy
1720 – 1778

View of the exterior of St. Peters Basilica in the Vatican (Veduta dell'esterno della gran basilica de S. Pietri in Vaticano)
from the series Veduta di Roma (Views of Rome and environs)
1760-78
etching on paper
Place made
Rome
Medium
etching on paper
Dimensions
38.0 x 59.9 cm (image)
40.0 x 60.4 cm (plate)
50.3 x 71.3 cm (sheet)
Credit line
Gift of Tony Seymour in memory of Dr John Yeatman through the Art Gallery of South Australia Foundation 2015
Accession number
20153G22
Signature and date
Signed, etched in plate printed l.r., "Piranesi Architetto fec". Not dated.
Media category
Print
Collection area
European prints