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Colosseum at Rome

Series TitleThe Seven Wonders of the World and the Colosseum
Alternate TitleGreat Amphitheater, Rome
Artist Philip Galle (Flemish, 1537 - 1612)
Artist After Martin van Heemskerck (Flemish, 1498 - 1574)
Date16th century
MediumEngraving
DimensionsPlate: 8 3/8 x 10 1/4 inches (21.26 x 26.04 cm)
Sheet: 12 x 15 1/2 inches (30.48 x 39.37 cm)
Credit LineGift of Milton McGreevy
Object numberF76-55/29
On View
Not on view
Collections
Exhibition History
Architecture and Decorative Arts in Prints from the Permanent Collection, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, March 13-April 10, 1983, no. 13g, as Great Amphitheater, Rome from The Seven Wonders of the World and the Colosseum, undated.
Published References
Architecture and Decorative Arts in Prints from the Permanent Collection, exh. cat. (Kansas City, MO: Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 1983), p. 3, as Great Amphitheater, Rome from The Seven Wonders of the World and the Colosseum, undated.
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