Interior of St. Peter’s, with the Illumination of the Cross of St. Peter, 1787

Not on View

Medium

etching on laid paper

Dimensions

plate: 76.52 × 51.12 cm (30 1/8 × 20 1/8 in.)

sheet: 89.22 × 63.5 cm (35 1/8 × 25 in.)

Credit Line

Purchased as the gift of National Gallery of Art staff in honor of Andrew Robison

Accession Number

2016.113.1

Artists / Makers

Francesco Piranesi (artist) Italian, c. 1758 - 1810

Image Use

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Inscription

below image in plate: Prospetto interiore del Tempio Vaticano veduto nelle sere di Giovedi, e del Venerdi Santi al chiarore della gran Croce di metallo illuminata sospesa nella Nave principale dinnanzi all'Altar Maggiore quando la Santita' Sua si porta alla venerazione del Volto Santo; lower right margin in graphite: No 3-

Provenance

(James A. Bergquist, Boston, MA); purchased 2016 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bergquist, James A., Mr.