View of St. Peter's Basilica and Piazza in the Vatican (Veduta della Basilica e Piazza di S. Pietro in Vaticano)

ca. 1748

Dating: Approximate date range
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: etching
Collection no.: 62.545.8(5)
Attribution: By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

View of St. Peter's Basilica and Piazza in the Vatican (Veduta della Basilica e Piazza di S. Pietro in Vaticano) — Giovanni Battista Piranesi. ca. 1748.

Medium: etching. Dimensions: .

Collection record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Credit line: Gift of Mrs. Carll Tucker, in memory of Carll Tucker, 1962.

This is a museum catalogue record, not a current-display assertion.

Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.

Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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