The establishment of the obelisk in St Peter's Square Men and horses are busy setting up the Vatican Obelisk (in 1586) at the St. Peter's Square, with a large wooden platform. Right a decorative frame with text, the arms of Pope Sixtus V and personifications of Religion and Grandeur. Bottom right men who transport the obelisk by round palen. Manufacturer : printmaker Natale Bonifazio da Sebenico (listed building) printer: Giovanni Guerra Publisher: Giovanni Guerra Grantor of privilege unknown (listed property) Place manufacture: Rome Date: 1586 Material: Paper Engineering : etching / engra (pr
The establishment of the obelisk in St Peter's Square Men and horses are busy setting up the Vatican Obelisk (in 1586) at the St. Peter's Square, with a large wooden platform. Right a decorative frame with text, the arms of Pope Sixtus V and personifications of Religion and Grandeur. Bottom right men who transport the obelisk by round palen. Manufacturer : printmaker Natale Bonifazio da Sebenico (listed building) printer: Giovanni Guerra Publisher: Giovanni Guerra Grantor of privilege unknown (listed property) Place manufacture: Rome Date: 1586 Material: Paper Engineering : etching / engra (printing process) Measurements: sheet: h 491 mm (Inner cut plate edge.) × W 415 mm (Inner cut plate edge.) Subject: obelisk, needle novel Catholic Church Where: St PieterspleinWie: Sixtus V
Size: 1455px × 1717px
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