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Orthographia Partis Exterioris Templi Divi Petri [Exterior View of Saint Peter's Basilica]

Étienne Dupérac

1544

ink

From the collection of National Gallery of Art

Renaissance Renaissance Cityscape

Dominant colour

Orthographia Partis Exterioris Templi Divi Petri [Exterior View of Saint Peter's Basilica] is a 1544 ink by Étienne Dupérac, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.

Who painted this?: Étienne Dupérac
When & what style?: 1544 · Renaissance
Where can I see it?: National Gallery of Art

About this work

This is a black-and-white drawing of a big church. The building has lots of columns, tall windows, and a huge dome in the middle. Smaller domes sit on each side. The front looks like a row of doors and arches. The text at the top says this is Saint Peter’s Basilica. It was made by an artist who drew buildings carefully. Want to know more? Check out etching to see how this kind of drawing works.