Interior Reconstruction of the Colosseum, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"
Anonymous
Date: 16th century
Medium: Engraving
Dimensions: sheet: 15 11/16 x 22 1/4 in. (39.8 x 56.5 cm) mount: 20 x 26 1/16 in. (50.8 x 66.2 cm)
Classification: Prints
Themes: Architecture, Rome
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1941
Date range
1530 – 1580
Largest dimension
66.2 cm
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