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St Peter's Basilica, Rome: the dome and baldacchino

RIBA Ref No RIBA5527
Architect/DesignerBernini, Gian Lorenzo (1598-1680)
Della Porta, Giacomo (1538-1602)
Michelangelo (1475-1564)
Fontana, Carlo (1634-1714)
Artist/PhotographerSmith, Edwin (1912-1971)
CountryItaly
CityRome
Subject Date1633
Image Date1970
ViewWorm's-eye
StyleBaroque
MediumPhotoprint
Library ReferenceESP/ROM/232 (ES4119.2)
OrientationPortrait
Colour InfoBlack and white
CreditEdwin Smith / RIBA Collections
SubjectInterior decoration ; Domes ; Churches ; Canopies ; Decorative ironwork
NOTES: The dome was designed by Michelangelo and completed by Giacomo della Porta and Fontana in 1590. The baldacchino over the high altar was designed by Bernini and unveiled on 28 June 1633 by Pope Urban VIII.
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