St Peter's Basilica, Rome: the interior beneath the dome
Architect/Designer | Bernini, Gian Lorenzo (1598-1680) |
| Della Porta, Giacomo (1538-1602) |
| Fontana, Domenico (1543-1607) |
| Michelangelo (1475-1564) |
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Artist/Photographer | Piranesi, Giovanni Battista (1720-1778) |
Country | Italy |
City | Rome |
Subject Date | 1773 |
Image Date | 1773 |
View | Topographical |
Medium | Print |
Library Reference | SB101/1(102) |
Orientation | Landscape |
Colour Info | Black and white |
Credit | RIBA Collections |
Subject | Church fittings ; Domes ; Churches ; Canopies |
SOURCE: Giovanni Battista Piranesi. Vedute di Roma (Rome, [1747?-1788]), pl. 102 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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