The colossal Doric colonnades, four columns deep, frame the trapezoidal entrance to the basilica and the massive elliptical area which precedes it. Th

The colossal Doric colonnades, four columns deep, frame the trapezoidal entrance to the basilica and the massive elliptical area which precedes it. Th Stock Photo
Preview

Image details

Contributor:

Sanderson Castro / Alamy Stock Photo

Image ID:

W967X7

File size:

68.7 MB (1.6 MB Compressed download)

Releases:

Model - no | Property - noDo I need a release?

Dimensions:

4000 x 6000 px | 33.9 x 50.8 cm | 13.3 x 20 inches | 300dpi

Date taken:

20 August 2018

Location:

Vatican

More information:

The colossal Doric colonnades, four columns deep, frame the trapezoidal entrance to the basilica and the massive elliptical area which precedes it. The ovato tondo's long axis, parallel to the basilica's façade, creates a pause in the sequence of forward movements that is characteristic of a Baroque monumental approach. The colonnades define the piazza