# Piazza e Portici della Basilica Vaticana [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [FALDA, Giovanni Battista]() - Date: 1651-1700 - Technique: Etching, 272 x 392 mm ## Commentary This is a bird's-eye view of the square and arcade in front of Saint Peter's Basilica in Rome. The arcade is depicted in a stage of the plans that was never realized with a third part of the arcade on the far side, leaving only two narrow entrances to the square. Numbers are added near several notable buildings and monuments which are identified below the image. ## Related artworks - [Dedication page]() - [Fountain in Piazza Navona]() - [Palazzo Branconio dell'Aquila: Façade]() - [Stanza di Venti]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()