Spaccato interno della Basilica di S. Paolo fuori delle Mura

probably 1748/1749

Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Associated Names
Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Artist, Venetian, 1720 - 1778

This is a drawing of the interior of a large basilica. It features a series of grand arches and towering columns along the main nave. The ceiling has visible beams, and the far end of the basilica has intricate artworks and statues within an arched apse. The walls are decorated with reliefs and panels. The floor space is open and spacious, with natural light coming in through a row of arched windows along the upper level.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Gift of David Keppel

  • Accession Number

    1943.10.9

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hind 1922, no. 7, State iii/vii

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1922

  • Hind, Arthur M. Giovanni Battista Piranesi; a critical study with a list of his published works and detailed catalogues of the prisons and the views of Rome. London: Cotswold Gallery; New York: E. Weyhe, 1922.

Wikidata ID

Q65020223

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