A grand cathedral with a large dome and multiple smaller domes, situated in a spacious square with columns and a central obelisk. The setting appears to be urban, with other buildings visible in the background. The photograph is in sepia tones, giving it a historical appearance.

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La Basilique de Saint Pierre

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James Anderson

British Photographer · 1813–1877

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James Anderson was born Isaac Atkinson in Blencarn, Cumberland, England and studied painting in Paris as William Nugent Dunbar. In 1838 he moved to Rome and began to produce sculpture as James Anderson, which remained his professional name. Eleven years later he took up photography, opening a studio in Rome in 1853. Anderson specialized in reproductions of works of art, publishing frequent catalog

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Date
1859
Medium
Albumen silver print
Culture
British
Department
Photographs
Institution
Getty Museum
Object ID
1fdb8071-ba24-4a6b-99d4-8e14dfdf1786

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View looking out towards Saint Peter's Basilica across the piazza. There is an Egyptian obelisk at the center of the square. The cathedral has one central dome flanked by two smaller domes.

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  • St. Peter's Basilica — Vatican CityMatched from the record’s own words: “La Basilique de Saint Pierre”
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