Plan and Elevation for the Chapel of Orazio Lancellotti at San Giovanni Archbasilica
Medium
Classification
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt
Accession Number
1931-94-633
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
This exquisite print, titled *Plan and Elevation for the of Orazio Lancell at San Giovanni Archbasica*, was created around 1675 by Giovanni Battista De Rossi, a Italian engraver and architect active during the height of the Roman Baroque era (ca. 1601–1678). De Rossi's work captures the precise architectural design for a private chapel dedicated to Orazioancellotti within Rome's ancient San Giovanni in Laterano the Archbasilica Saint John Lateran—one of Christianity's most venerable sites and the pope's cathedral. As a detailed rendering of both plan (top-down layout) and elevation (side view...