Distant View of St. Peter's Basilica, Rome, Italy
date: label: Date
content: January 1869
name: label: Artist
content: Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Landscape and architecture sketch showing a distant view of the dome of St. Peter's Basilica enshrouded in shadow. Several illuminated clouds occupy the sunset sky in the background.
label: Description
content: Verso: Architecture sketch showing a somewhat detailed view of St. Peter's Basilica from the northwest. At center, the primary dome is shown supported by ribs, surmounted by a lantern, and bolstered by columns around its base. Beyond, the statues and two towers of the building's facade are partly visible.
place: label: place depicted
content: Rome, Italy
label: made in
content: Rome, Italy
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content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Louis P. Church
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1917-4-153
objectType: label: Type
content: architecture
label: Object Name
content: Drawing
label: Type
content: Drawing
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Graphite on tan wove paper; verso: graphite
label: Dimensions
content: 8.6 × 12.4 cm (3 3/8 × 4 7/8 in.)