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The Colosseum. Bird's Eye View

Original TitleVeduta dell' Anfiteatro Flavio detto il Colosseo

Series TitleViews of Rome

Printmaker Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720–1778)

Date1776

Mediumetching

DimensionsEtching: 19 1/2 × 28 1/2 in. (49.5 × 72.4 cm)

ClassificationsPrints

DepartmentPrints

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Accession Number1924.146

On View

Not on Display

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