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Gezicht op het Sint-Pietersplein te Vaticaanstad

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Gezicht op het het Sint-Pietersplein te Vaticaanstad met de Sint-Pietersbasiliek en het Apostolisch Paleis. Opdracht, tekst en wapenschild van kardinaal Sigismondo Chigi in ondermarge.

Printmaking in woodcut and engraving came to Northern Italy within a few decades of their invention north of the Alps. Engraving probably came first to Florence in the 1440s, the goldsmith Maso Finiguerra (1426–64) used the technique. Italian engraving caught the very early Renaissance, 1460–1490. Print copying was a widely accepted practice, as well as copying of paintings viewed as images in their own right.

Giovanni Battista Falda was an Italian architect, engraver, and artist. He is known for his engravings of both contemporary and antique structures of Rome. His works became particularly popular with the first waves of Grand Tour participants during the latter parts of the 17th century and Falda became a commercial success as a result. His works appealed to tourists keen to retain a detailed and accurate representation of those parts of Rome they had visited.

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prints paper engraving giovanni battista falda gezicht op het sint pietersplein te vaticaanstad high resolution coat of arms view palace vatican basilica saint peter cathedral rome rome italy architecture st peter basilica saint peter square vatican city papacy catholic church cardinal monuments view of rome church cathedral ancient roman architecture roman ruins ancient rome rijksmuseum italian art antiquities italy
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1578 - 1678
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Italian Prints

Set of random Italian prints from NYPL collection

Giovanni Battista Falda

Rome of 1650s. Engravings of Giovanni Battista Falda.
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Rijksmuseum
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Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication ("CCO 1.0 Dedication")

label_outline Explore Saint Peter Square, St Peter Basilica, Papacy

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prints paper engraving giovanni battista falda gezicht op het sint pietersplein te vaticaanstad high resolution coat of arms view palace vatican basilica saint peter cathedral rome rome italy architecture st peter basilica saint peter square vatican city papacy catholic church cardinal monuments view of rome church cathedral ancient roman architecture roman ruins ancient rome rijksmuseum italian art antiquities italy