Ruins of the Amphitheatre at Capua

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Ruins of the Amphitheatre at Capua
Ruins of the Amphitheatre at Capua
Ruins of the Amphitheatre at Capua
The Trustees of the British Museum
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Artist
Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782)
Title
Ruins of the Amphitheatre at Capua
Date
c.1752-56 (undated)
Medium
Black chalk and stump, blue-green paper
Dimensions
Metric: 261 x 408 mm
Imperial: 10 1/4 x 16 1/16 in.
Accession Number
1909,1015.1
Wilson Online Reference
D158
Description
Two women converse in the centre before an extensive view of the ruins of the amphitheatre
Provenance
Given by John Bowyer Nichols, 1909
Signature/inscription
Unsigned; inscribed in black ink, lower right: R. WILSON
Subject
Capua is a city situated 25 km (16 miles) north of Naples, on the north-eastern edge of the Campanian plain. The amphitheatre is one of the largest in existence. Built in the time of the Emperor Augustus, it was restored by Hadrian and dedicated by Antoninus Pius. The exterior was formed of 80 Doric arcades of four stories each (but only two arches now remain).Beneath the arena run extensive subterranean passages.
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