Caption
View of St. Peter's Basilica from St. Peter's Square in Rome, ROMA Chiesa di S. Pietro, photograph, number: '1002', St. Peter's Square, c. 1875 - c. 1900, photographer, Vatican City, paper, pasteboard, albumen print, height 197 mm x width 250 mm, monument, statue, square, circus, church (exterior), St. Peter's Basilica, A wide sepia photograph shows a large classical façade topped by a prominent dome with ornate detailing and statues along the roofline. In front of the building a tall obelisk rises from a square, flanked by lamp posts and low bollards arranged across a paved plaza. The façade features multiple columns, arches, and rectangular windows, with steps leading up to the main entrances. Statues stand on pedestals near the building and along the perimeter colonnades. To the right a long colonnade with high columns and an upper row of windows extends alongside the square, and a fountain with a vertical jet is visible near the colonnade. Smaller architectural elements, sculptural groups, and additional domes and rooftops appear behind and beside the main structure. The image has a bordered margin and a lightly textured background.
Credit line
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Reference
LZT26A76_232
License type
Rights managed
Available size
53.1Mb (10.3Mb) / 16.2in x 12.7in / 4865 x 3816 (300dpi)