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St Peter's Basilica, Rome: the central crossing with the baldachino

RIBA Ref No RIBA112814
Architect/DesignerMichelangelo (1475-1564)
Della Porta, Giacomo (1538-1602)
Fontana, Carlo (1634-1714)
Bernini, Gian Lorenzo (1598-1680)
Artist/PhotographerAnderson
CountryItaly
CityRome
Subject Date1633
Image Date1900
ViewInterior
StyleBaroque
MediumPhotoprint
Library Reference41699/141
OrientationPortrait
Colour InfoBlack and white
CreditRIBA Collections
SubjectCathedrals ; Church fittings ; Domes ; Arches
NOTES: The dome was designed by Michelangelo and completed by Giacomo della Porta and Fontana in 1590. The baldacchino over the high altar was designed by Bernini and unveiled on 28 June 1633 by Pope Urban VIII.
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