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Ruins of the Collosseum, plate 10 from The Ruins of Rome

A work made of etching in black on ivory laid paper.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of etching in black on ivory laid paper.

Date:

1639/40

Artist:

Bartholomeus Breenbergh
Dutch, 1598-1657

About this artwork

A painter of Roman landscapes and history subjects, Breenbergh arrived in Rome in 1619 and founded the Netherlandish artists’ fraternity there in 1623. Returning to Amsterdam, he made about thirty small etchings around 1639-40. This is one of a series of seventeen devoted to “Various ruined buildings within and without Rome.”

Status

On View, Gallery 213

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Bartholomeus Breenbergh (Publisher)

Title

Ruins of the Collosseum, plate 10 from The Ruins of Rome

Place

Holland (Artist's nationality)

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Made 1639–1640

Medium

Etching in black on ivory laid paper

Dimensions

Plate: 10.4 × 6.4 cm (4 1/8 × 2 9/16 in.); Sheet: 10.8 × 6.8 cm (4 5/16 × 2 11/16 in.)

Credit Line

Hannan Fund

Reference Number

1947.578

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