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Interior View of the Flavian Amphitheater, Called the Colosseum (Veduta dell’ interno dell’ Anfiteatro Flavio detto il Colosseo)

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Interior View of the Flavian Amphitheater, Called the Colosseum (Veduta dell’ interno dell’ Anfiteatro Flavio detto il Colosseo)

1766
18th century
461 x 699 mm (18.1 x 27.5 in.)

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian, (1720–1778)

Object Type: print

Medium and Support: Etching on laid paper

State: Third of five states

Series: from Views of Rome Drawn and Etched by Giambattista Piranesi, Venetian Architect (Vedute di Roma disegnate ed incise da Giambattista Piranesi Architetto Ve[nez]iano)

Edition: First Paris edition, 1800–1807

Marks: Signed in plate, lower right margin: “Cavr. Piranesi fece.”

Bibliography: 1792 cat. no. 99; Focillon 760; Hind 78; Wilton-Ely 211.

Credit Line: Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892), before 1953

Accession Number: 1973.D1.125

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This object has the following keywords:

architecture*, interior views*, Italy*, Rome*

architecture - Art or science of designing and building structures, especially habitable structures, in accordance with principles determined by aesthetic and practical or material considerations. Refers also to the structures created. [November 1994 related term added. October 1990 alternate term added.]
interior views - Use for photographs or other representations of the interior of a building or other structure. [April 1991 descriptor moved; lead-in term added.]
Italy - TGN 1000080
Rome - TGN 7000874 (standard English name used here for this well-known city)

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plate Dimensions: 461 x 699 mm (18.1 x 27.5 in.)

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Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian, (1720–1778) . Interior View of the Flavian Amphitheater, Called the Colosseum (Veduta dell’ interno dell’ Anfiteatro Flavio detto il Colosseo), 1766. From Views of Rome Drawn and Etched by Giambattista Piranesi, Venetian Architect (Vedute di Roma disegnate ed incise da Giambattista Piranesi Architetto Ve[nez]iano). Etching on laid paper. Third of five states. plate : 461 x 699 mm (18.1 x 27.5 in.). DAC accession number 1973.D1.125. Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892), before 1953.

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