
Interior of St. Peter’s, with the Illumination of the Cross of St. Peter
Francesco PiranesiWW-1787-292490
1787·etching on laid paper·plate: 76.52 × 51.12 cm (30 1/8 × 20 1/8 in.)
sheet: 89.22 × 63.5 cm (35 1/8 × 25 in.)
Catalogue
- Year
- 1787
- Medium
- etching on laid paper
- Dimensions
- plate: 76.52 × 51.12 cm (30 1/8 × 20 1/8 in.) sheet: 89.22 × 63.5 cm (35 1/8 × 25 in.)
- Collection
- National Gallery of Art
- Artist
- Francesco Piranesi
Artist

Francesco Piranesi
Printmaking
Francesco Piranesi (Italian, 1758-1810)
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- Francesco Piranesi
- Year
- 1787
- Medium
- etching on laid paper
- Dimensions
- plate: 76.52 × 51.12 cm (30 1/8 × 20 1/8 in.) sheet: 89.22 × 63.5 cm (35 1/8 × 25 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1787-292490
Source
- Collection
- National Gallery of Art
- Source
- nga
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- Status
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