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St. Peter's Basilica, Rome. Overall view of apse and dome from the Vatican Gardens (black and white photo from Strack)

ArtistMichelangelo
Artist Info.Italy 1475-1564
SiteRome, St. Peter's Basilica
LocationItaly
SubjectArchitecture
PeriodItalian Renaissance
Saskia No.Lib-0555
SourceGardner, Art Through the Ages, 11th ed., chapter 22, plate 29
 Janson, History of Art, 6th ed., chapter 13, plate 27
 Stokstad, Marilyn, Art History, 2nd ed., chapter 18, plate 45
 Trachtenberg & Hyman, Architecture, 1st ed., chapter 1, plate 503