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Colosseum, Rome, Italy, interior view, main north entrance, reconstruction, with stucco decoration.
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Title
Colosseum
,
Rome
,
Italy
,
interior
view
,
main
north
entrance
,
reconstruction
, with
stucco
decoration
.
Alternative Title
Flavian
Amphitheater
;
Amphiteatrum
Flavium
.
Cultural Context
Ancient Roman
Roman
Italian
European
Western European
Style/Period
Roman (ancient Italian style)
Flavian
Early Imperial
Imperial (Roman)
Corinthian (architectural style)
Doric
Ionic
Tuscan (architectural style)
Theme
Architecture (object genre)
Amphitheaters (built works)
Theaters (buildings)
Open-air theaters
Arena theaters
Arenas
Stadiums
Sports buildings
Recreation buildings
Entertainment buildings
Buildings
Multistory buildings
Circular (shape)
Circular plan
Recreation
Games
Sports
Gladiators
Reconstructions (visual works)
Drawings (visual works)
Architectural drawings (visual works)
Illustrations (layout features)
Interior views
Entrances
Passages (circulation spaces)
Architectural elements
Walls
Interior walls
Vaults (structural elements)
Barrel vaults
Barrel ceilings
Ceilings
Coffers (ceiling components)
Arches
Archways
Reliefs (sculptures)
Stucco
Plasterwork
Figures (representations)
Figurative art
Men (male humans)
Women
Costume (mode of fashion)
Drapery (representations)
Animals
Borders (ornament areas)
Patterns (design elements)
Subject
Architecture
Amphitheaters
Theaters
Open-air theaters
Stadiums
Sports & recreation facilities
Social & civic facilities
Cultural facilities
Buildings
Circular buildings
Sports
Recreation
Games
Entertainment
Gladiators
Reconstructions
Conjectural works
Drawings
Architectural drawings
Illustrations
Interiors
Passageways
Architectural elements
Structural elements
Walls
Vaults (Architecture)
Barrel ceilings
Ceilings
Coffers (Ceilings)
Arches
Architectural decorations & ornaments
Architectural sculpture
Plasterwork
Men
Women
Clothing & dress
Animals
Borders (Ornament areas)
Patterns (Design elements)
Description
"
[...]
with the
stucco
decoration
restored
from the
existing
remains
and from
Renaissance
drawings.
"
(caption
,
p.194)
;
“The
Colosseum
was
begun
by
Vespasian
in the
70s
AD
on the
site
of the
lake
of
Nero’s
Domus
Aurea
, and was
financed
from the
spoils
of the
sack
of
Jerusalem
in
AD
70
.
It
was
dedicated
in
AD
80
by
Titus
,
after
his
father’s
death.”
(p.192)
Location Depicted
Rome (Italy)
Italy
Material
Concrete
Travertine
Marble (rock)
Rock
Stone (rock)
Limestone
Tufa
Brick (clay product)
Clay
Stucco
Plaster
Paint
Technique
Drawing (image-making)
Architectural drawing (process)
Illustration (process)
Stuccoing
Plastering
Painting (image-making)
Work Type
Architecture
Buildings
Theaters
Amphitheaters
Open-air theaters
Passageways
Reconstructions
Illustrations
Drawings
Architectural drawings
Source
Connolly, Peter, and Hazel Dodge. The Ancient City: Life in Classical Athens & Rome. Oxford; New York: Oxford UP, 1998. (p.194 left)
Rights
Photo/illustration credit/reproduced in Connolly courtesy: the author, Peter Connolly.
Digital Publisher
University of Louisville Department of Fine Arts/Allen R. Hite Art Institute Visual Resources Center
Format
image/jpeg
Digital File Name
VRC
730-08.jpg
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