Eighth View of the Colosseum

1550

Hieronymus Cock

Associated Names
Hieronymus Cock

Artist, Netherlandish, 1518 - 1570

The image shows a view inside an ancient ruin resembling a colosseum, with arches, walls, and a view upward at the ceilings. The etching technique displays line work, cross-hatching, texture, and shading. Stone surfaces, rocks, two human figures, archways, dome-like structures, and lush vegetation are visible. The palette is limited to natural tones emphasizing the texture and depth.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 21.9 x 30.7 cm (8 5/8 x 12 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1994.80.10

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 30

  • Series Title

    Views of Roman Ruins: pl. G [Hollstein 22-46]

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(sale, Christie's, London, 29 November 1994, no. 53); (Christopher Mendez, London via David Tunick, New York); purchased 1994 by NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1995

  • Recent Acquisitions of Works of Art on Paper, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1995.

Bibliography

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. 72 Vols. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, 1951: vol. IV (Cock), no. 30.

1971

  • Riggs, Timothy A. "Hieronymus Cock: Printmaker and Publisher." Ph.D. diss., Yale University (1971): no. 9.

Inscriptions

upper right in plate: .G.; lower right in plate: COLOSSAEI.RO.PROSPECTVS.8.; lower left in plate: H COCK F 1550 (in reverse)

Wikidata ID

Q75125904

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