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Night view of St. Peter's Basilica with glowing facade, curved colonnades, central obelisk and small figures in the square under a dark blue sky.

Basilica of Saint Peter, Vatican: the church and the colonnade, lit by lamps at night. Coloured etching.

A night view of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, its domed facade and twin towers glowing with lamplight above the curving colonnades of the piazza. An obelisk rises at center while small figures walk across the paved square under a deep blue sky.

Artist
Unknown
Date
1800-1899
Medium
Etchings Transparencies
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 2800 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1899.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Basílica de San Pedro y columnata de noche, grabado coloreado

Vista nocturna de la Basílica de San Pedro en Roma, con su fachada y torres iluminadas por lámparas sobre las columnatas curvas de la plaza. Un obelisco se alza en el centro y pequeñas figuras recorren el empedrado bajo un cielo azul oscuro.

Português: Basílica de São Pedro e colunata à noite, gravura colorida

Vista noturna da Basílica de São Pedro em Roma, com a fachada e as torres iluminadas por lâmpadas acima das colunatas curvas da praça. Um obelisco ergue-se ao centro, e pequenas figuras caminham pelo calçamento sob um céu azul-escuro.

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