Colonnade of St. Peter's

1934

Dating: Exact year
Held at: National Gallery of Art
Medium: woodcut
Dimensions: image: 31.1 x 22.9 cm (12 1/4 x 9 in.) sheet: 38.1 x 33.2 cm (15 x 13 1/16 in.)
Collection no.: 1983.110.9
Attribution: By the artist

About this artwork

Colonnade of St. Peter's — M.C. Escher. 1934.

Medium: woodcut.

Dimensions (museum labels retained): image: 31.1 x 22.9 cm (12 1/4 x 9 in.) sheet: 38.1 x 33.2 cm (15 x 13 1/16 in.).

Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1983.110.9. Seymour and Iris Schwartz Collection.

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.

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