Men and horses are in front of St. Peter's Basilica erecting the Vatican Obelisk (in 1586) in St. Peter's Square. Bottom left an explanatory list of numbers and letters and the portrait of Domenico Fontana, the architect who oversaw the entire relocation and erection of the obelisk. Representation encased in an ornamental frame, The erection of the obelisk in St. Peter's Square, print maker: Natale Bonifazio da Sebenico, (mentioned on object), printer: Giovanni Guerra, publisher: Giovanni Guerra, Rome, 1586, paper, etching, engraving, h 514 mm × w 385 mm

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