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The Façade of Saint Peter's, Rome, 1549, as designed by Antonio da Sangallo: P.1616-1991

Object information

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Titles

The Façade of Saint Peter's, Rome, 1549, as designed by Antonio da Sangallo

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Unknown
Designer: Sangallo, Antonio da, the younger (After)
Publisher: Salamanca, Antonio

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Categories

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Henry Scipio Reitlinger, 1950, transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1991) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio

Dating

Circa 1549 - 1555

School or Style

Italian

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper
Plate Height 370 mm Width 480 mm
Sheet Height 370 mm Width 480 mm

Techniques used in production

Engraving

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Ant. Sala. Excudebat.
  • Location: Image lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: CON GRATIA / ET PRIVILEGIO [N reversed]
  • Location: Image lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: AEDIS.D.PETRI.ORTHOGRAPHIA.EX.IPSO.ANT.SANCTIGALLI EXEMPLARI ROMAE [infinity symbol, here meaning 1000]DXLVIIII [N reversed]
  • Location: Plate lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Title

Inscription present: Described in Boorsch and Lewis, 'The Engravings of Giorgio Ghisi', exh cat, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1985, p. 222, no. 48

  • Text: REV / CAMERA / APOSTO / LICA in a cartouche, with the letter 'C' below
  • Type: Watermark

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.1616-1991
Primary reference Number: 82991
Lewis: p.222, no. 48
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 August 2020 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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