Veduta interna della Basilica di S. Giovanni Laterano

Work on Paper

DePaul Art Museum

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

5078

Description

Interior of the Basilica of San Giovanni in Laterano.

Artwork Details

Medium

Etching

Acquisition

Notes

Collection of DePaul Art Museum, gift of Judge John T. O'Connell

Made/Created

Artist

Piranesi, Giovanni Battista

Place

City

Rome

County

Italy

Continent

Europe

Notes

Creation Date: mid-18th century, printed early 19th century

Ethnography

Notes

Italian Europe, Italy

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Class

WORKS ON PAPER

Dimensions

Dimension Description

sheet

Width

32 in

Length

22 in

Dimension Description

matte

Width

34 in

Length

28 in

Exhibition

Piranesi

Interpretative Labels

Label

Veduta interna della Basilica di S. Giovanni Laterano Piranesi, Giovanni Battista Mid-19th century Digital image scanned from "Giovanni Battista Piranesi: The Complete Etchings" Vol.1 by John Wilton-Ely, 1994.

Label

The Basilica of San Giovanni in Laterano was founded in 324 CE by the roman emperor Constantine. It is the oldest public Christian church in Rome and the oldest basilica of the Western world.