# Views of Rome: The Colosseum

By [Giovanni Battista Piranesi](<https://art.jpamorgan.com/artists/giovanni-battista-piranesi.md>), 1776.

## Details

- Medium: engraving
- Collection: [Cleveland Museum of Art](<https://art.jpamorgan.com/galleries/gallery-36a1fc18d246201d.md>)

[View collection record](<https://clevelandart.org/art/1922.225>)

- Categories: Print, Works on Paper
- Styles: [Baroque](<https://art.jpamorgan.com/styles/baroque.md>)

## Image

![An elevated view looks into the elliptical tiers and open arena of the Colosseum.](<https://api.art.jpamorgan.com/artifacts/source-36a1fc18d246201d-8cbb25e3ae2a665f/full.jpg?v=4ea6987ed0227a755395dde58a79b63d2fea92cb92ba61088ef62845efeceffa>)

## Sources & credits

- The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1922.225. Gift of Mrs. Pierson D. Briggs. CC0 Open Access.
- Gift of Mrs. Pierson D. Briggs
- Cleveland Museum of Art

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