Lighthouse at Alexandria
Series TitleThe Seven Wonders of the World and the Colosseum
Alternate TitleLighthouse built by Ptolemy
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)
Sheet: 12 x 15 1/2 inches (30.48 x 39.37 cm)
Credit LineGift of Milton McGreevy
Object numberF76-55/28
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Exhibition HistoryArchitecture and Decorative Arts in Prints from the Permanent Collection, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, March 13-April 10, 1983, no. 13f, as Lighthouse built by Ptolemy from The Seven Wonders of the World and the Colosseum, undated.
Architecture and Decorative Arts in Prints from the Permanent Collection, exh. cat. (Kansas City, MO: Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 1983), p. 3, as Lighthouse built by Ptolemy from The Seven Wonders of the World and the Colosseum, undated.
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