Caption

Photo reproduction of a map of St. Peter's Square and St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, BASILIQUE DE SAINT-PIERRE.ROME PLAN À L'ECHELLE DE 0.005 PM, photograph, reproduction, number: '40', photographer: Jean Pierre Emanuel Lampué, Europe, after print by anonymous, c. 1875 - c. 1900, Jean Pierre Emanuel Lampué, photographer, after print by, paper, pasteboard, albumen print, albumendruk, height 321 mm x width 140 mm, plan, architecture, Vatican City, St. Peter's Basilica, St. Peter's Square, A tall, vertical architectural drawing on aged paper showing a detailed floor plan of a large building connected to a broad semicircular plaza or forecourt, rendered in light tan and dark brown ink; the upper portion depicts a cruciform interior plan with rooms and niches shaded in dark brown and intricate patterning in the lighter areas, including a central circular space with surrounding smaller chambers and symmetrical arrangements; a rectangular entrance area with rows of shaded columns leads down to a stepped square platform and then to the expansive semicircular open area at the bottom, which features concentric circles, radial lines, dotted arcs, and regularly spaced small dark marks suggesting columns along the curved perimeter; the paper shows spotting and discoloration consistent with age, and there is a band of large capital lettering across the top edge.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A76_227

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Rights managed

Available size

39.1Mb (5.7Mb) / 8.2in x 18.5in / 2461 x 5555 (300dpi)

Keywords

Photo reproduction map St Peter's Square Peter's Basilica Rome Basilique De Saint-Pierre.Rome Plan À L'Echelle De 0.005 Pm photograph reproduction number 40 photographer Jean Pierre Emanuel Lampué Europe print anonymous c 1875 - c 1900 paper pasteboard albumen print albumendruk height 321 mm x width 140 mm plan architecture Vatican City tall vertical architectural drawing aged paper showing detailed floor plan large building connected broad semicircular plaza forecourt rendered light tan dark brown ink upper portion depicts cruciform interior plan rooms niches shaded dark brown intricate patterning lighter areas central circular space surrounding smaller chambers symmetrical arrangements rectangular entrance area rows shaded columns leads down stepped square platform expansive semicircular open area bottom features concentric circles radial lines dotted arcs regularly spaced small dark marks suggesting columns curved perimeter spotting discoloration consistent age band large capital lettering across top edge