A View of the Colosseum

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A View of the Colosseum
A View of the Colosseum
A View of the Colosseum
The Metropolitan Museum of Art / Art Resource / Scala, Florence 2014
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Artist
Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782)
Title
A View of the Colosseum
Date
c.1752-56 (undated)
Medium
Black chalk heightened with white chalk
Dimensions
Metric: 259 x 195 mm
Imperial: 10 3/16 x 7 11/16 in.
Accession Number
64.45
Wilson Online Reference
D205
Description
Part of the Colosseum, Rome is shown at the right. By its side to the left are smaller buildings and a large tree, before which two small figures approach each other
Provenance
Leonard Gordon Duke; anonymous gift, 1964
Signature/inscription
Unsigned; no inscription
Subject
The view is from the Meta Sudans, an ancient fountain demolished in 1936. The arcades of the Colosseum or Flavian Amphitheatre, built 72-80 AD, stand on the right. On the left, the perimeter wall of the Sinibaldi vineyard can be seen, and behind it, the ruins of the Baths of Titus dominate the Oppian Hill.
Related Drawings
D277 Distant View of the Colosseum and Arch of Constantine, Rome, National Galleries of Scotland
Related Prints
E72/35 Hastings after Wilson, Part of the Amphitheatre at Rome, The British Museum
Related Works by Other Artists
[1] Gaspar van Vittel (Vanvitelli, 1653-1736): Rome. View of the Colosseum from the Meta Sudans, eight known versions
Updated by Compiler
2018-08-03 00:00:00