# Exterior view

[View the canonical artwork record](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/gibbs-james-r46a2ec823d728d/exterior-view-r991c8847c034d6>)

## Artwork

- Artist: [GIBBS, James](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/gibbs-james-r46a2ec823d728d>)
- Date: 1701-1750
- Technique: Photo

## Commentary

In preparation of priesthood, James Gibbs had traveled to Rome in 1703, but then went to study under the architect Carlo Fontana. His first building on English soil, St. Mary-le-Strand, reflects Italian antecedents, a variety of Mannerist models. The picture shows a side view.

## Related artworks

- [Exterior view](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/gibbs-james-r46a2ec823d728d/exterior-view-r0e80f5ddcdc968>)
- [Exterior view](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/gibbs-james-r46a2ec823d728d/exterior-view-r1a4829f18afce1>)
- [Exterior view](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/gibbs-james-r46a2ec823d728d/exterior-view-r9bbdf845f6af91>)
- [Exterior view](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/gibbs-james-r46a2ec823d728d/exterior-view-rd98319dd30574f>)
- [Exterior view](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/gibbs-james-r46a2ec823d728d/exterior-view-rf07561c81559dd>)
- [Exterior view](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/gibbs-james-r46a2ec823d728d/exterior-view-rff49d4fe4ae0b3>)
- [Interior view](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/gibbs-james-r46a2ec823d728d/interior-view-r5dc1e760dee5d2>)
- [Interior view](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/gibbs-james-r46a2ec823d728d/interior-view-r9153e7759fa04e>)
- [Temple of Liberty](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/gibbs-james-r46a2ec823d728d/temple-of-liberty-r4e8e3a8f3c1082>)

## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)