Plate XCVII · Vatican
Vol. XII (1954) · full-page plate
(da H. Egger, Römische Vedutra, I, Vienna 1932, tav. 29)
Above left: BASILICA OF ST. PETER. Dividing wall of Paul III to separate the new from the old construction. Drawing by G. Grimaldi - Biblioteca Vat., coll. R. th. lat. 2735, f. 115. Above right: ATRIUM AND FACADE of the ancient basilica of St. Peter (16th-17th cent.), drawing by D. Tasselli (early 17th cent.), preserved in the Albam Grimaldi. The elevation of the facade of the 11th cent. is reproduced under the entry GREGORY I - Archivio cap. di S. Pietro. Below left: BASILICA OF ST. PETER. Elevation of Bramante's building. Drawing by Martino van Hermekertz (16th cent.). Below right: ST. PETER'S SQUARE with the decorations for the Corpus Domini procession. The custom of placing an awning along the route of this procession dates back to Paul IV (1555-59). On the facade on the left one sees Bernini's bell tower, demolished because it was unsafe. Painting by Jacob Issakst van Swanenburg (1642-46) - Rome, Collezione Heriziana.