Harvard Art Museums > G3050: View of the Colosseum, interior. Bird's-eye View. Prints Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"View of the Colosseum, interior. Bird's-eye View. (Giovanni Battista Piranesi) , G3050,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 21, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/274588. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number G3050 People Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian (Mogliano Veneto, Italy 1720 - 1778 Rome, Italy) Title View of the Colosseum, interior. Bird's-eye View. Other Titles Series/Book Title: Vedute di Roma Original Language Title: Veduta dell' Anfiteatro Flavio detto il Colosseo Classification Prints Work Type print Date 1776 Culture Italian Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/274588 Physical Descriptions Medium Etching on cream antique laid paper Technique Etching Dimensions image: 49.2 x 71 cm (19 3/8 x 27 15/16 in.) Inscriptions and Marks inscription: etched in plate, lower right, below nine lines of text: Cav. Piranesi F. Provenance Recorded Ownership History Francis Calley Gray, bequest to nephew, 1856. William Gray, gift to Harvard University, 1857. State, Edition, Standard Reference Number Standard Reference Number H. 126, F. 759 Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of William Gray from the collection of Francis Calley Gray Object Number G3050 Division European and American Art Contact am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Exhibition History 32Q: 2220 18th-19th Century, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 07/09/2015 - 11/19/2015 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of European and American Art at am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
