Giovanni Paolo Panini, Interior of Saint Peter’s, Rome, c. 1754, oil on canvas, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
IN HONOR OF POPE FRANCIS
Title: INTERIOR OF SAINT PETER’S, ROME, c. 1754
Artist: Giovanni Paolo Panini (1691-1765)
This Saturday the spacious interior of Saint Peter’s will be in the international spotlight for the funeral of Pope Francis. Some 271 yers ago, Italian artist Giovanni Paolo Panini immortalized the architectural beauty of one of the most famous buildings constructed.
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