Francesco Panini
1738-
Interior of St. Peter's: The Portico
18th century
Watercolor and gold paint, over outline etching, on paper.
23 1/2 x 34 1/2 inches (597 x 876 mm)
Purchased on the Sunny Crawford von Bülow Fund, 1978.
1997.7
Notes
This print is based on an oil painting by the artist's father, Giovanni Paolo Panini, "Atrio di San Pietro" (Ferdinando Arisi, "Gian Paolo Panini e i fasti della Roma del '700", Rome, 1986, no. 399, repr.).
Inscriptions/Markings
Signed and inscribed on mount at lower left, "Francesco Panini fece, e vende in Roma"; inscribed on mount at lower center, "/ / Prospetto Interno del' Portico della Basilica di S. Pietro nel Vaticano / / ".
Provenance
Presumably bought from the artist; by descent in the Öttingen-Wallerstein family, Germany; acquired from Artemis Fine Arts, Inc., New York.
Associated names
Oettingen-Wallerstein family, former owner.
Artist
Classification
Department
Century prints
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