Interior of Saint Peter's, Rome, Antique View from Payne's Universum, circa 1850
€ 225
Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)
Date
circa 1850
Mapmaker / artist
Engraved by A. H. Payne
Publisher
A. H. Payne, Leipzig
Technique
Steel Engraving
Coloring
Uncolored
Condition
Good
Reference
BG-11671-166
What the condition grades mean
Excellent
Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
Very good
Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
Good
Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
Fair
Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.
Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.
Condition
Even age toning. Handling soiling along the bottom and left edges. Slight wear at the bottom right corner.
About this sheet
This is a view of the interior of Saint Peter's in Rome, an original antique steel engraving, uncolored, circa 1850. The caption reads DAS INNERE DER PETER'S KIRCHE ZU ROM., German for the interior of Saint Peter's church in Rome, with PAYNE'S UNIVERSUM below.
The view is framed by two massive fluted pilasters and looks into the crossing under the dome. Bernini's twisted columned canopy stands over the high altar at the center, with the apse beyond it. Coffered vaults open to left and right, medallions fill the pendentives, and statues stand in niches on the piers. A seated bronze figure on a pedestal is at the right edge and a standing statue in a niche at the left. Small figures cross the patterned marble pavement.
The credit Leipzig, d. Engl: Kunst Anstalt. A. H. Payne sc. is engraved at the center just below the image, naming the English art establishment of A. H. Payne in Leipzig and Payne as engraver. No plate number appears on the sheet.
The sheet comes from a dealer's album rather than from a bound set. The lettering PAYNE'S UNIVERSUM identifies the series, a collection of engraved views issued by Albert Henry Payne at Leipzig. Bernini's bronze baldacchino over the high altar of Saint Peter's was completed in 1633.
Even age toning. Handling soiling along the bottom and left edges. Slight wear at the bottom right corner.
This is an original antique print, not a modern reproduction. This item is sold unframed. Any framed or interior images are shown for presentation and inspiration only, unless the listing explicitly states that the item is sold framed.
