Colossaei. Ro. Prospectus. 3 (Third View of the Colosseum in Rome)

c. 1561

Giovanni Battista Pittoni, after Hieronymus Cock

Associated Names
Giovanni Battista Pittoni

Artist, Italian, c. 1520 - 1583

Hieronymus Cock

Artist, Netherlandish, 1518 - 1570

The image shows ancient ruins, possibly of an amphitheater or colosseum. The perspective is slightly elevated. The sky is prominent, with clouds and distant silhouettes. The ruins are detailed, showing crumbling stone and overgrown vegetation. The color palette is sepia against a blue background. In the foreground, a few figures are engaged in various activities. The style is intricate, using fine lines to depict the stone and clouds.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on blue laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 20.7 × 32.6 cm (8 1/8 × 12 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 21.2 × 33.1 cm (8 3/8 × 13 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.74.5

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Le Blanc 1854-1888, no. 1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Helmut H. Rumbler, Frankfurt am Main); purchased 2015 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1854

  • Le Blanc, Charles. _Manuel de l'amateur d'estampes, contenant le dictionnaire des graveurs de toutes les nations, dans lequel sont decrites les estampes rares, precieuses et interessantes avec l'indication de leurs differents etats et des prix: no. 1

Inscriptions

upper left in image: B; upper center in image: COLOSSAIE. RO. PROSPECTUS. 3.; lower center in image: BATISTA. P. V. F.; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: rf 17599

Wikidata ID

Q77008463

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