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Landscape with the ruins of the Colosseum in Rome, Ruyne du Colisée, Ruins in Italy, print, album page, Series number, 4, 6, Title in French in bottom margin. Print is part of an album., printmaker: Gabriel Perelle, France, after drawing by Jan Asselijn, publisher: Pierre Ferdinand, Paris, colorer (graphic design artist): Anna Beeck, The Hague, grantor of privilege: French Crown, 1627 - 1655, 1693 - 1717, colorer (graphic design artist), paper, color, etching, tears, etching hand-colored in pink, green, blue, and yellow, pasted onto album page, around the print a yellow frame with a red border, height 381 mm x width 250 mm, Print is part of a series of at least six prints with ruins in Italy., ruin of a building, architecture, landscape with ruins, theatre (building) - AA - open-air performances, Rome, Colosseum, A pale sky with soft, rounded clouds fills the upper portion, fading into a light horizon above distant, low hills. Below, a broad expanse of flat land leads to a large, ruined stone structure on the right, showing tall, jagged walls, arches, and a prominent vertical column of masonry with vegetation growing on parts of the ruins. Small trees and shrubs dot the foreground and cling to the ruin. On the ground near the ruin, tiny human figures and a rider on horseback are visible, along with a person walking with a staff further left. A winding path and a small stream or waterfall flow near the base of the ruins, and gentle green hills stretch into the distance on the left. The overall palette is soft pastels with pale blues, greens, and warm earthy browns in the architecture.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B24_026

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42.5Mb (8.3Mb) / 10.4in x 15.8in / 3124 x 4753 (300dpi)

Keywords

Landscape ruins Colosseum Rome Ruyne du Colisée Ruins Italy print album page Series number 4 6 Title French bottom margin Print part album printmaker Gabriel Perelle France drawing Jan Asselijn publisher Pierre Ferdinand Paris colorer graphic design artist Anna Beeck Hague grantor privilege French Crown 1627 - 1655 1693 - 1717 paper color etching tears etching hand-colored pink green blue yellow pasted yellow frame red border height 381 mm x width 250 mm series six prints ruin building architecture landscape theatre - AA - open-air performances pale sky soft rounded clouds fills upper portion fading light horizon distant low hills broad expanse flat land leads large ruined stone structure right showing tall jagged walls arches prominent vertical column masonry vegetation growing parts Small trees shrubs dot foreground cling ground near tiny human figures rider horseback visible person walking staff further left winding path small stream waterfall flow near base gentle green hills stretch distance left palette soft pastels pale blues greens warm earthy browns architecture