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Interior of the Colosseum, Rome

Thomas Cole American

1832

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Interior of the Colosseum, Rome, Thomas Cole (American, Lancashire 1801–1848 Catskill, New York), Oil on canvas, American — This image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Title: Interior of the Colosseum, Rome

Artist: Thomas Cole (American, Lancashire 1801–1848 Catskill, New York)

Date: 1832

Culture: American

Medium: Oil on canvas

Dimensions: 10 × 18 in. (25.4 × 45.7 cm)

Credit Line: SL.6.2018.1.2a: Albany Institute of History & Art Purchase, Evelyn Newman Fund
SL.6.2018.1.2b: Replica of an American period frame, ca. 1830s, applied ornament and gilded, on loan from Eli Wilner & Company

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