Veduta dell'Interno dell'Anfiteatro Flavio detto il Colosseo

Work on Paper

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DePaul Art Museum

Name/Title

Veduta dell'Interno dell'Anfiteatro Flavio detto il Colosseo

Entry/Object ID

2006.45

Description

Image of the overgrown Flavian Amphiteater (commonly called the Colosseum) now populated by animals and a few figures in 18th century dress.

Artwork Details

Medium

Etching

Acquisition

Notes

Collection of DePaul Art Museum

Made/Created

Artist

Piranesi, Giovanni Battista

Ethnography

Notes

Italy Europe, Italy

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Location

BL, inset

Transcription

Veduta dell'Interno dell'Anfiteatro Flavio detto il Colosseo

Material/Technique

Etched

Type

Inscription

Location

BL, inset

Transcription

Cav' Piranese fece

Material/Technique

Etched

Type

Label

Location

TLC, paper attached

Transcription

No. 87 Interior of the Flavian Amphiteater of the Colosseum

Material/Technique

handwritten

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Class

WORKS ON PAPER

Dimensions

Dimension Description

plate

Width

27-1/4 in

Length

18 in

Dimension Description

sheet

Width

32 in

Length

22 in