DISCOVERART

Georges Francois Blondel

A View of the Stairs of the Vatican

1766
mezzotint printed in black

SEE IT IN PERSON

Not currently on view

In the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · as of July 2026

View at clevelandart.org ↗Plan a visit ↗

Discussion

FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG

Mezzotint was relatively new at the time this print was made and had yet to be utilized for such large plates of an architectural nature as seen here.

Source ↗

Be the first to share your thoughts.

Sign in to join the discussion.

Community guidelines

More by Georges Francois Blondel

A View of the Inside of a ChurchA View of the Inside of a ChurchA View of the Inside of St. Stephens Walbrook, Done from the Drawing in his Majesty's CollectionA View of the Inside of St. Stephens Walbrook, Done from theA View of the Vestibule of St. Peter at RomeA View of the Vestibule of St. Peter at RomeA View of a Prison of the Composition of Mr. Blondel done at RomeA View of a Prison of the Composition of Mr. Blondel done atA View of the Vestibule of St. Peter at RomeA View of the Vestibule of St. Peter at RomeA View of the Vestibule of Saint Mary at RomeA View of the Vestibule of Saint Mary at RomeA View of the Vestibule of Santa Maria Maggiore at RomeA View of the Vestibule of Santa Maria Maggiore at Rome

More like this

The Staircase with Trophies, plate 8 from Imaginary PrisonsGiovanni Battista Piranesi — The Staircase with Trophies, plTemple courtyard with figuresAdam Elsheimer|Wenceslaus Hollar|David Teniers the Elder — TThe Prisons: A Vast Interior with TrophiesGiovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720–1778) — The PrisonThe Entrance of the Academy of Architecture at the LouvreGabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin — The Entrance of the AcademyView of the upper storey of the Cages for Wild Animals built by the Emperor Domitian, associated with the Flavian Amphitheater and commonly called the Curia Hostilia, from Views of RomeGiovanni Battista Piranesi — View of the upper storey of theFuneral of Francesco de' MediciStefano della Bella — Funeral of Francesco de' MediciTheatrical scene in a great hall with a vaulted ceiling and a central sculpture; two figures converse in the background while a third stands alone in the foregroundLudovico Ottaviano Burnacini|Giacomo-Maria Giovannini — TheaCatafalque for Cardinal Pietro Aldobrandini in Santa Maria sopra Minerva, Rome; from 'Libro De Catafalchi, Tabernacoli, con varij designi di Porte fenestre et altri ornamenti di Architettura'Pietro Gentile Panfili|Domenico Parasacchi|Giovanni Giacomo Remains of a room belonging to the Praetorian Fort at Hadrian's Villa, Tivoli, from Views of RomeGiovanni Battista Piranesi — Remains of a room belonging to A Temple in a Courtyard (Pool of Bethesda)Adam Elsheimer — A Temple in a Courtyard (Pool of Bethesda)The Staircase with Trophies, plate 8 from Imaginary PrisonsGiovanni Battista Piranesi — The Staircase with Trophies, plInfernoInferno