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Watercolor interior of a vast domed basilica with coffered vaults, tall marble piers, and small figures on the floor.

Interior View of the Church of St. Peter's in the Vatican

A grand interior of a vast basilica, seen down the central nave beneath a coffered barrel vault and a dome. Tall piers with pilasters and niches line the aisles, and small figures in red and dark clothing move across the marble floor. The image is a watercolor over etching with pen and ink, with delicate gold highlights.

Artist
Francesco Panini
Date
c. 1770
Medium
Transparent and opaque watercolors with shell gold and pen and black ink, over etching, on ivory laid paper
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 1120 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1775).
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Amanda S. Johnson and Marion J. Livingston Endowment

Español: Vista interior de la Basílica de San Pedro en el Vaticano

Un gran interior de una basílica monumental, visto por la nave central bajo una bóveda de cañón con casetones y una cúpula. Altas columnas con pilastras y nichos bordean las naves, y pequeñas figuras con ropas rojas y oscuras se mueven sobre el piso de mármol. La obra es una acuarela sobre grabado, con tinta y toques dorados.

Português: Vista interior da Basílica de São Pedro no Vaticano

Um grande interior de uma basílica monumental, visto pela nave central sob uma abóbada de berço com caixotões e uma cúpula. Colunas altas com pilastras e nichos ladeiam as naves, e pequenas figuras de roupas vermelhas e escuras movem-se pelo piso de mármore. A obra é uma aquarela sobre gravura, com tinta e realces dourados.

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