Piazza e Portici della Basilica Vaticana from: Il Nuovo Teatro delle Fabbriche; et Edificii; in Prospettiva di Rome Moderna (...); 1665-69; Etching; Plate: 7 3/16 x 11 3/8 in. (18.2 x 28.9 cm); Designed by Giovanni Battista Falda (Italian; Valduggia 1643-1678 Rome); Bird's-eye view of the square and arcade in front of Saint Peter's Basilica in Rome. The arcade is depicted in a stage of the plans that was never realized with a third part of the arcade on the far side; leaving only two narrow entrances to the square