Planning the New Basilica

Image 1

Name: Drawing and Graphic Reconstruction of the Old St Peter's Basilica in Rome, c. 1450
Author: H.W. Brewer (1836-1903)
Date: 1891
Medium: Drawing
Copyright: Public Domain
Permalink: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Basilica_di_San_Pietro_1450.jpg
Description: Drawing and graphic reconstruction of the Constantinian basilica over the grave of St. Peter in Rome. The figure shows, according to the caption, the building in 1450. In the right background, however, the Sistine Chapel can be seen, whose construction started in 1475 and finished in 1483. Since the foundation stone was laid for the new St. Peter's Cathedral in 1506, the drawing shows the state between 1483 and 1506. Drawing from H.W.Brewer, 1891

Image 2

Name: Antonio da Sangallo's Plan for the New St Peter Basilica in Rome
Author: Antonio da Sangallo the Younger (1484-1536)
Date: 1513
Medium: Drawing
Copyright: Public Domain
Permalink: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Roma_S.Pietro_in_Vaticano_(zzg).jpg
Description: 

Image 3

Name: Elevation Plan of St. Peter's Basilica dome by Michelangelo
Author: Stefan du Perac (publisher)
Date: 1569 (after Michelangelo's death)
Medium: Drawing
Copyright: Public Domain
Permalink: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Michdome.jpg
Description: