Sint-Jan van Lateranen te Rome Veduta della Basilica di S. Giovanni Laterano (titel op object) Gezichten op Rome (serietitel) Vedute di Roma disegnate ed incise da Giambattista Piranesi architetto Ve(nez)iano (serieti, RP-P-OB-39.306, Giovanni Battista Piranesi, between 1748 and 1778

Identification title(s): st. John lateran in rome. Veduta della basilica di s. Giovanni laterano (title on object). Views of rome (series title) vedute di roma disegnate ed incise da giambattista piranesi architetto ve(nez), iano (series title). Object type: print object number: rp-p-ob-39. 306. Catalog reference: focillon 790. Wilton-ely 139. Hind (piranesi) 8-3(6). Description: view of the facade of the basilica of st. John lateran in rome. On the right the holy stairs (scala sancta). Title and explanatory list of numbers in bottom margin. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: giovanni battista piranesi (mentioned on object), after own design by: giovanni battista piranesi (mentioned on object). Place of manufacture: rome. Dating: 1748 - 1778. Physical features: etching. Material: paper technique: etching. Dimensions: plate edge: h 390 mm × w 545 mm explanation this print is part of the series 'vedute di roma'. Piranesi worked on this series of 135 plates between 1748 and his death in 1778. Francesco piranesi later added two more prints to his father's series. Subject: what: roman catholic churchchurch (exterior). Where: st. John lateran. Holy staircase. Acquisition: unknown 2006. Date: between 1748 and 1778.