Veduta interna della Basilica di S. Giovanni Laterano
Entry/Object ID
5078
Description
Interior of the Basilica of San Giovanni in Laterano.
Artwork Details
Medium
Etching
Acquisition
Accession
5000.04
Source or Donor
Judge John T. O'Connell
Acquisition Method
Gift
Credit Line
Collection of DePaul University, 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.
