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

A grand interior of a vast basilica, seen down the central nave beneath a coffered barrel vault and a dome. Tall piers with pilasters and niches line the aisles, and small figures in red and dark clothing move across the marble floor. The image is a watercolor over etching with pen and ink, with delicate gold highlights.

Artist

Francesco Panini

Date

c. 1770

Medium

Transparent and opaque watercolors with shell gold and pen and black ink, over etching, on ivory laid paper

Source

Art Institute of Chicago

Size

1686 × 1120 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Amanda S. Johnson and Marion J. Livingston Endowment