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The Colosseum

Original TitleVeduta dell' Anfiteatro Flavio, detto il Colosseo

Printmaker Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720–1778)

Date1757

Mediumetching

DimensionsEtching: 17 1/4 × 27 3/4 in. (43.8 × 70.5 cm)

ClassificationsPrints

DepartmentPrints

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Accession Number1924.169

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Not on Display

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