Studies for the Nave and Narthex of San Giovanni in Laterano, Rome (recto and verso)

Francesco Borromini

ca. 1646–55 · Black chalk (recto); pen and brown ink and black chalk (verso) · Drawings and Prints

Studies for the West nave and narthex of the Basilica of San Giovanni in Laterano in Rome, spread across both sides of the sheet. The designs consist of floor plans executed in black chalk and pen and brown ink. Borromini's work on the Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano counts among the most important commissions of his career as an artist and architect.

Artist

Francesco Borromini

Date

ca. 1646–55

Medium

Black chalk (recto); pen and brown ink and black chalk (verso)

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Purchase, Brooke Russell Astor Bequest, 2013