Transept van de Sint-Pietersbasiliek te Vaticaanstad Veduta interna della Basilica di S. Pietro in Vaticano vicino alla Tribuna (titel op object) Gezichten op Rome (serietitel) Vedute di Roma disegnate ed incise da Gi, RP-P-1941-565, Giovanni Battista Piranesi, between 1748 and 1778

Identification title(s): transept of st. Peter's basilica in vatican city. Veduta interna della basilica di s. Pietro in vaticano vicino alla tribuna (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-1941-565. Catalog reference: focillon 722. Wilton-ely 235. Hind (piranesi) 102-1(3). Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark, verso, stamped: lugt 2228. Description: view in the transept of st. Peter's basilica in vatican city. Centrally located in the transept is bernini's baldachin (baldacchino di san pietro) above peter's tomb. Title in bottom center area. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: giovanni battista piranesi (mentioned on object), after own design by: giovanni battista piranesi. Place of manufacture: rome. Dating: 1748 - 1778. Physical features: etching. Material: paper technique: etching. Dimensions: plate edge: h 489 mm × w 675 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: parts of church interior: transept interior of church. Roman catholic church. Where: st. Peter's basilica. Baldacchino di san pietro. Vatican city. Credit line: bequest of mr j. W. E. Vom rath, amsterdam. Acquisition: bequest 1941. Date: between 1748 and 1778.