Portici della piazza di S. Pietro di Roma. Plate 44 from the Album 'Basilica di S. Pietro in Vaticano'

ca. 1656–67

Not on view

Floor plans, aerial view and frontal view of the arcade in front of Saint Peter's Basilica in Rome. The aerial view shows that it concerns an earlier, not executed, stage of the plans in which the square would almost have been closed off completely by a third part of the arcade on the far side of the square. The scale of the images has been indicated below. Explanation of the different designs and measurements are given on the left and right. In the middle, on two banners held up by angels, the reason for the erection of the arcade is explain in Latin and Italian.

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Title: Portici della piazza di S. Pietro di Roma. Plate 44 from the Album 'Basilica di S. Pietro in Vaticano'
Artist: Giovanni Battista Bonacina (Italian, Milan 1620–ca. 1670)
Artist: After Gian Lorenzo Bernini (Italian, Naples 1598–1680 Rome)
Published in: Rome?
Date: ca. 1656–67
Medium: Engraving
Dimensions: Sheet: 21 5/16 x 33 3/16 in. (54.2 x 84.3 cm)
Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1945
Object Number: 45.82.2(44)
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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