San Giovanni in Laterano, Rome: view of the elaborately decorated interior of the church with Pope Alessandro VIII and his entourage in procession
Architect/Designer | Borromini, Francesco (1599-1667) |
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Artist/Photographer | Reiff, Ferdinando (1690-ca. 1750) |
Country | Italy |
City | Rome |
Subject Date | 1724 |
Image Date | 1724 |
View | Interior |
Style | Baroque |
Medium | Drawing |
Library Reference | SB1/10(2) |
Orientation | Portrait |
Colour Info | Colour |
Credit | RIBA Collections |
Subject | Furniture ; Cathedrals ; Thrones ; Arches ; Clergy ; Decorative stonework ; People ; Draperies, curtains |
NOTES: This church (also known as the Basilica of St John Lateran) is the cathedral of the Diocese of Rome, of which the Pope is bishop. The Catholic Church has named it 'The Mother of All Churches'. It was rebuilt by Borromini in 1646-1649.
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