Interior View of the Church of St. Peter's in the Vatican

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Interior View of the Church of St. Peter's in the Vatican

Francesco PaniniLinkedCulture matchlcp-4d1a2327811d

Date: c. 1770
Medium: Transparent and opaque watercolors with shell gold and pen and black ink, over etching, on ivory laid paper
Culture: Italy
Department: Prints and Drawings
Institution: Art Institute of Chicago
Object ID: 147067

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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.

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