Art Institute of Chicago

Interior view of the Basilica of St. Peter's in the Vatican, near the Tribune, from Views of Rome

Giovanni Battista Piranesi

1773

Attribution

Giovanni Battista Piranesi Italian, 1720-1778

Medium

Etching on heavy ivory laid paper

Physical dimensions

Image: 48.5 × 67.3 cm (19 1/8 × 26 1/2 in.); Plate: 49 × 67.9 cm (19 5/16 × 26 3/4 in.); Sheet: 56 × 78.4 cm (22 1/16 × 30 7/8 in.)

Credit line

Clarence Buckingham Collection