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Painting of ruined Roman arches and piers overgrown with ivy, with a small group of figures standing on sunlit ground in the center.

Inside the Colosseum

A painted view inside the ruined Colosseum, with tall stone arches and piers rising on the left and a sunlit opening at right. Overgrown ivy and shrubs cover the masonry, and a small group of figures in dark coats and hats stands on the sandy ground near the center.

Artist
Franz Ludwig Catel
Date
c. 1823
Medium
Oil on canvas
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 1318 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1828).
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Through prior gift of Mr. and Mrs. Chauncey B. Borland

Español: Interior del Coliseo, Roma, c. 1823

Una vista pintada del interior del Coliseo en ruinas, con altos arcos y pilares de piedra a la izquierda y una abertura iluminada por el sol a la derecha. La hiedra y los arbustos cubren la mampostería, y un pequeño grupo de figuras con abrigos oscuros y sombreros se encuentra sobre el suelo arenoso.

Português: Interior do Coliseu, Roma, c. 1823

Uma vista pintada do interior do Coliseu em ruínas, com arcos e pilares de pedra altos à esquerda e uma abertura iluminada pelo sol à direita. Hera e arbustos cobrem a alvenaria, e um pequeno grupo de figuras com casacos escuros e chapéus está de pé no chão arenoso.

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