"Born at Lacentia, in 1695; died at Rome, in 1768. Pupil of Andrea Lucatelli, and of Beneditto Luti. Italian school. 153. Cardinal Polignac visiting the interior of St. Peters. H. 29 in.; W. 39 1/2 in. From the collection of Cardinal Polignac. One of the best works of Pannini." [P. 57.]
Metropolitan Museum of Art. Catalogue of the Pictures in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, No. 681 Fifth Avenue, in the City of New York. February, MDCCCLXXII.