Musicians behind the scenes at a contest in the Colosseum. Etching by L. Ademollo, ca. 1837.

  • Ademollo, Luigi, 1764-1849.
Date:
1837
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2897650i
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Musicians behind the scenes at a contest in the Colosseum. Etching by L. Ademollo, ca. 1837. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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The seats of the arena are thronged with spectators. In the foreground, numerous musicians stand, some holding lyres, separated from the arena by a row of Corinthian columns

Publication/Creation

1837

Physical description

1 print : etching ; platemark 28.9 x 43.8 cm

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References note

Possibly: Gli spettacoli dell'antica Roma: descrizione istorica del dottore Agostino Ademollo, Firenze: a spese dell'autore, 1837, parte seconda, Prospetto descrittivo de' vari soggetti sugli spettacoli dell'antica Roma inventati, ed incisi pittoricamente ad acqua forte dal professore Luigi Ademollo, p. 215 ("Concorso di musica nel Teatro fra i virtuosi di canto e di suono")

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Wellcome Collection 2897650i

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