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St. Peter's Basilica

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Images about St. Peter's Basilica

12 images from works
  • The funeral of Pope Pius IX, on 13 February 1878, in St. Peter's, Rome. Process print.
  • A procession of the Palms in St. Peter's at Rome. Coloured lithograph.
  • The emperor Constantine digging the foundations of St. Peter's Basilica. Etching by P. de Balliu after P. van Lint after P.P. Drei, 1637.
  • Pilgrims in St. Peter's in Rome pay devotion to the statue of St. Peter. Etching by D. Allan.
  • People praying before the bronze statue of Saint Peter in St. Peter's Basilica, in the Vatican City. Wood engraving by H. Linton.
  • The western and eastern churches represented by St. Peter's in Rome and S. Sophia in Istanbul (Constantinople); Jewish circumcision and the baptism of a baby by a bishop . Engraving by R. Smith.
  • A view from the universe : St. Peter's at Rome : in which the various empires, kingdoms, republics, states, principal islands, colonies, and discoveries of Europe, Asia, Africa, and America, alphabetically arranged, are shown at one glance, and included in a single line, with the situation, extent, chief cities, their population, distances in British miles from London ...
  • The western and eastern churches represented by St. Peter's in Rome and S. Sophia in Istanbul (Constantinople); Jewish circumcision and the baptism of a baby by a bishop . Engraving by R. Smith.
  • The tomb of Pope Alexander VII in St Peter's Basilica, Rome. Pen and ink drawing after G.L. Bernini.
  • A pope with a model of St Peter's enthroned on clouds, threatening a dragon with a spear; representing the Roman Catholic church fighting againsy heresy. Engraving by C. Grandi after A. Orazi.
  • A view from the universe : St. Peter's at Rome : in which the various empires, kingdoms, republics, states, principal islands, colonies, and discoveries of Europe, Asia, Africa, and America, alphabetically arranged, are shown at one glance, and included in a single line, with the situation, extent, chief cities, their population, distances in British miles from London ...
  • Basilica of Saint Peter, Vatican: the church and the colonnade, lit by lamps at night. Coloured etching.

Works from the collections

23 works

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    Saint Peter's basilica: interior. Line engraving by V. Feoli after himself.

    Feoli, Vincenzo, active 18th century-19th century. | Date: [1830?] | Reference: 2969153i
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    Saint Peter's Basilica, Rome: the basilica, Piazza San Pietro, the colonnade, with the buildings of the Vatican and the surrounding country. Process print, ca. 1910, after G.B. Piranesi.

    Piranesi, Giovanni Battista, 1720-1778. | Date: [1910?] | Reference: 2995723i
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    Saint Peter's basilica, Rome: the basilica, Piazza San Pietro, the colonnade, and the surrounding buildings of the Vatican. Etching, 1704.

    | Date: [1704?] | Reference: 2925185i
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    Basilica of Saint Peter, Vatican: the church and the colonnade, lit by lamps at night. Coloured etching.

    | Date: 1800-1899 | Reference: 573822i
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    Saint Peter's Basilica, Rome: the basilica, Piazza San Pietro, the colonnade, with the buildings of the Vatican and the surrounding country. Etching after G.B. Piranesi, 17--.

    Piranesi, Giovanni Battista, 1720-1778. | Date: [between 1700 and 1799] | Reference: 2995722i
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Piazza San Pietro (Vatican City)

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