Moving the Vatican Obelisk
Object type: Print Ornament & Architecture
Department: Drawings and Prints
Artist: Natale Bonifacio|Giovanni Guerra|Domenico Fontana|Pope Sixtus V (Felice Peretti)|Bartolomeo Grassi
Artist bio: Italian, 1537–1592|Italian, Modena 1544–1618 Rome|Swiss, Melide 1543–1607 Rome|Italian, Grottamare near Pescara 1520–1590 Rome|Italian active Rome, ca. 1553–after 1595
Artist role: Artist|Draftsman|Architect|Patron|Publisher
Artist nationality: Italian|Italian|Italian|Italian|Italian
Date: 1586
Medium: Etching, printed from three plates
Dimensions: Sheet: 19 1/8 × 44 1/8 in. (48.5 × 112 cm)
Classification: Prints|Ornament & Architecture
Credit line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1941
Accession year: 1941
Tags: Obelisks|Men|Horses|Coat of Arms