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The Piazza of Saint Peter's Seen through an Arch of the Basilica
1778/1779
- Dating
- Date range
- Held at
- National Gallery of Art
- Medium
- pen and black ink and watercolor, over graphite and pinholes for guidelines, on medium wove paper
- Dimensions
- overall: 59.9 × 52.3 cm (23 9/16 × 20 9/16 in.)
- Collection no.
- 2002.36.1
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- NGA Open Access — public domainLicense details
Giacomo Quarenghi. The Piazza of Saint Peter's Seen through an Arch of the Basilica. National Gallery of Art. NGA Open Access — public domain. Compressed full-frame reproduction.
Collection: National Gallery of Art
About this artwork
The Piazza of Saint Peter's Seen through an Arch of the Basilica — Giacomo Quarenghi. 1778/1779.
Medium: pen and black ink and watercolor, over graphite and pinholes for guidelines, on medium wove paper.
Dimensions (museum labels retained): overall: 59.9 × 52.3 cm (23 9/16 × 20 9/16 in.).
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 2002.36.1. William B. O'Neal Fund.
Museum holding does not establish current display.
Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.
Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.