Partial elevation of Michelangelo's project for Basilica di San Pietro, Rome

People:

Unknown, Italy, mid 16th century (engraver (printmaker))
Michelangelo Buonarroti (architect)

Title:

Partial elevation of Michelangelo's project for Basilica di San Pietro, Rome

Date:

printed 1564

Form:
works of art

Quantity / Object type:
1 print(s)

Stage and Purpose:

design drawing
record drawing

Technique and media:

Engraving on laid paper

Dimensions:

sheet: 38,8 × 54,7 cm (15 1/4 × 21 9/16 in.)

Reference number:

DR1979:0325

Drawing Type:

line drawing

Method of Projection:

elevation (drawing)

Point of View:

partial view
exterior view

Physical characteristics and technical requirements:

- Sheet is trimmed within plate mark and has an old vertical fold through c. There is an offset image of a print of a vault of the Basilica di San Pietro on the verso (the image is similar to the print DR1979:0326).

Inscription:

inscribed and dated - by the engraver ? in the plate on the image, u.l.: "PIO III P M [coat of arms] DICATVM"; u.r.: "FORMA PARTIS / TEMPLI / DIVI PETRI IN / VATICANO / MICHAEL ANGELVS / BONAROTVS / INVENTOR"; l.l.: "ROMAE VINCENTIVS LVCHINVS EXCV."; and l.r.: "CVM PRIVILEGIO M D LXIIII" numbered - by an unknown hand, in graphite, on the secondary support, u.r.: "82" numbered - by an unknown hand, in graphite, on the secondary support, verso, in various locations: "82"

Subject:

architecture

Credit line:
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal

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