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Image View Description:

Exterior: View of Facade of St. Peter's Basilica

Date:

1506-1626

Location:

Rome (Italy)

Work Type:

architecture

Culture:

Italian

Creator:

Maderno, Carlo

Creator Nationality:

Italian

Creator Dates:

1555-1629

Creator Role:

architect

Style / Period:

Baroque

Photographer:

Caleb Smith

Notes:

Relief sculpture depicts Christ giving the keys of heaven to St. Peter over the central doorway

Image Source:

Photography by Media Center for Art History, Department of Art History, Columbia University

Record ID:

1213_rome2012_vatican_img_021