The Vatican Palace from St Peter's Square, Rome, Italy mb-code 42-42788368 Original is oil on canvas

Original is oil on canvas 11 1/2x15 3/4 (inches)

momentarily distracted

A General Election had just been called

Whitefriars Street

was created in 1513

The Vatican Palace from St Peter's Square, Rome, Italy mb-code 42-42788368 Original is oil on canvasThe Vatican Palace from St Peter's Square, Rome, Italy. St Peter's Square was designed by Gian Lorenzo Bernini and built between 1656 and 1667. At the centre of the piazza stands an Ancient Egyptian obelisk dating from the 13th century BC, which was brought to Rome in the 1st century to stand at the centre of the Circus of Nero. The Apostolic Palace is the official residence of the Pope. Stereoscopic card detail.