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Maker(s):Lauro, Giacomo
Culture:Italian (1561-1645)
Title:Amphiteatrum Titi Vulgo Colosseum (Qua Respicit S. Ioannem Laferanum) [The Amphitheater of Vespasian, known as the Colosseum], Plate 142 from the series Antiquae Urbis Splendor [The Wonders of Ancient Rome]
Date Made:1612-1641
Type:Print
Materials:Engraving
Place Made:Europe; Italy; Rome
Measurements:Mat: 36.195 cm x 48.895 cm; 14 1/4 in x 19 1/4 in; Mount: 27.94 cm x 35.56 cm; 11 in x 14 in; Image: 14.9225 cm x 23.8125 cm; 5 7/8 in x 9 3/8 in; Sight: 18.7325 cm x 24.13 cm; 7 3/8 in x 9 1/2 in
Accession Number:  MH 2013.1.13
Credit Line:Gift from the collection of Louise Fitz Randolph
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
View of the Colosseum (what Lauro titles the Amphitheater of Vespasian, now known as the Flavian Amphitheater) showing the more dilapidated side of the structure on the left and the more intact side, with all four stories of attached columns and arcades, on the right. People and a carriage in the foreground, ruins off to the right. Caption/key below.

Tags:
architecture; buildings; ruins

Subjects:
Architecture; Buildings; Engraving; Ruins

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