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Veduta della Facciata della Basilica di S. Giovanni Laterano (View of the façade of St. John Lateran),

1760–78

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1720–1778; born Mogliano Veneto, Italy; died Rome, Italy; active Rome
2024-288

Information

Title
Veduta della Facciata della Basilica di S. Giovanni Laterano (View of the façade of St. John Lateran)
Dates

1760–78

Maker
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
49.3 × 71.2 cm (19 7/16 × 28 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Olivia D. Bernabei in memory of Anthony A. Bernabei, Class of 1944
Object Number
2024-288
Place Made

Europe, Italy

Place Depicted

Europe, Italy, Rome

Reference Numbers
Wilton-Ely 255
Culture
European, Italian
Type
etchings, prints
Subject
churches, figures (representations), carriages, architecture

Purchased by Anthony Bernabei [1922–2000] in the 1970s from a dealer in Italy; by descent to his wife, Olivia Bernabei [1926–]; gifted to Princeton University Art Museum, 2024.

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