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Molis aeneae quam fusili artificio Vrbanus VIII Pont. Max. super S.S. Aposr. Petri et Pauli tumulum excitauit, ornauique [graphic] / Ioannes Laurentius Bernius eques, qui in Templo Vaticano opus perfecit, hic delineationem expressit.

Bernini, Gian Lorenzo, 1598-1680, artist.; Rossi, Giovanni Giacomo de, 1627-1691, publisher.; Pecci Blunt, Anna Laetitia, 1885-1971, former owner.
1640
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Digital image(s) of Folger Shakespeare Library ART Box R763 no.2

Title
Molis aeneae quam fusili artificio Vrbanus VIII Pont. Max. super S.S. Aposr. Petri et Pauli tumulum excitauit, ornauique [graphic] / Ioannes Laurentius Bernius eques, qui in Templo Vaticano opus perfecit, hic delineationem expressit.
Created/published
Roma [Italy] : Gio. Giacomo Rossi formi, [1640?]
Description
1 print : engraving ; platemark 661 x 361 mm
Associated name
Bernini, Gian Lorenzo, 1598-1680, artist.
Rossi, Giovanni Giacomo de, 1627-1691, publisher.
Pecci Blunt, Anna Laetitia, 1885-1971, former owner.
Material base
paper
Summary
Depicts the canopy of state (also known as a baldachin or baldaquin) and the altar of St. Peter's in the Vatican. The baldachin was designed by artist/architect Gian Lorenzo Bernini. A vertical ruler gives the scale of its height.
Linked resources
Digital image(s) of Folger Shakespeare Library ART Box R763 no.2
Genre/form
Prints.
Place of creation/publication
Italy -- Rome.

Call number
ART Box R763 no.2 (size XL)
Folger-specific note
Collector's stamps of the Countess Pecci-Blunt on front and back of sheet.
Folger accession
209769

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