The Interior of the Colosseum (Plate 137 of the Views of Rome)
Francesco Piranesi
(Italian, 1758–1810)
1788
Medium/TechniqueEtching
DimensionsSheet: 55.3 x 82.3 cm (21 3/4 x 32 3/8 in.)
Platemark: 49.5 x 72.7 cm (19 1/2 x 28 5/8 in.)
Platemark: 49.5 x 72.7 cm (19 1/2 x 28 5/8 in.)
Credit LineAlfred Greenough Collection
Accession numberM25613
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ProvenanceAlfred Greenough, Boston (1844-1884); by bequest to his uncle, Charles Henry Parker, Boston (1816-1908); his bequest to the MFA 1909 (transferred from library; accession date January 1, 1913)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1761
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1749–50