Chiesa dedicata à S. Pietro Apostolo (Church of San Pietro in Montorio)

c. 1669

Giovanni Battista Falda

Associated Names
Giovanni Battista Falda

Artist, Italian, 1648 - 1678

The scene depicts a church building dominating the right side. The horizon is low, with an expansive sky above. The church has an ornate facade with a round window and bell tower, accompanied by a staircase. To the left, there is a fountain with sculptures and trees. The etching style features detailed linework with cross-hatching for texture and shading. The color palette is monochromatic, with variations in line density for light and shadow. Figures are present near the fountain and church steps.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Pat Clopper in memory of Jeffrey Clopper

  • Dimensions

    plate: 16.9 × 28.8 cm (6 5/8 × 11 5/16 in.)
    sheet: 29.1 × 43.3 cm (11 7/16 × 17 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2013.134.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Illus. Bartsch, no.169, State i/iii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Pat Clopper, Alexandria; gift to NGA, 2013.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1993

  • Bellini, Paolo. The Illustrated Bartsch. Italian Masters of the Seventeenth Century: Giovanni Battista Falda. New York, 1993: no. 169, i/iii

Inscriptions

lower center in plate: CHIESA DEDICATA A S. PIETRO APOSTOLO, DETTA IN MONTEORIO SVL GIANICOLO DE PADRI REFORMATI DI SAN FRANCESCO / Architettura di Bramante.; lower left in plate: Gio. Batta. Falda dis et fece; lower right in plate: Per Gio Iacomo Rossi in Roma alla pace co. Priv. det. S. Pont

Wikidata ID

Q77005868

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