The image shows ancient ruins, possibly of an amphitheater or colosseum. The perspective is slightly elevated. The sky is prominent, with clouds and distant silhouettes. The ruins are detailed, showing crumbling stone and overgrown vegetation. The color palette is sepia against a blue background. In the foreground, a few figures are engaged in various activities. The style is intricate, using fine lines to depict the stone and clouds.

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Colossaei. Ro. Prospectus. 3 (Third View of the Colosseum in Rome)

Giovanni Battista Pittoni (Italian, c. 1520 - 1583)

after artist Hieronymus Cock (Netherlandish, 1518 - 1570)

c. 1561

Medium: etching on blue laid paper
Classification: Print
Dimensions: plate: 20.7 × 32.6 cm (8 1/8 × 12 13/16 in.) ; sheet: 21.2 × 33.1 cm (8 3/8 × 13 1/16 in.)
Museum: National Gallery of Art, CG-E
Credit line: Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Rights: Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it: Kids profiles and older: it shows nature, places, still life or a children's book. How works are placed

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