Interior View of the Church of St. Peter's in the Vatican
Francesco PaniniWW-1765-128308
1765·Transparent and opaque watercolors with shell gold and pen and black ink, over etching, on ivory laid paper·58 × 88.5 cm (22 7/8 × 34 7/8 in.)
<p>Son of the renowned painter of interiors Giovanni Paolo Panini, Francesco worked with the etcher Giovanni Volpato to create monumental prints of his father’s painted views of the inside of Saint Peter’s, which he then deftly enhanced with watercolor, and in this case, with gilding.</p>
Catalogue
- Year
- 1765
- Dimensions
- 58 × 88.5 cm (22 7/8 × 34 7/8 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- Francesco Panini
Artist
Record
Verified by Watts Index- Artist
- Francesco Panini
- Year
- 1765
- Dimensions
- 58 × 88.5 cm (22 7/8 × 34 7/8 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1765-128308
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified