The Colosseum from a set of The Wonders of the World
Object type: Tapestry
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: Flemish, Brussels
Artist: Maarten van Heemskerck|Willem Segers|Francis Sweerts|Niclaes de Canter|Nikolaus Le Coustre|Isaac van Asperen|Unidentified Weaver's Mark
Artist bio: Netherlandish, Heemskerck 1498–1574 Haarlem| |Antwerp| |Antwerp|Antwerp| 
Artist role: Designer|Maker|Maker|Maker|Maker|Maker|Maker
Artist nationality: Netherlandish| | | | | | 
Date: ca. 1575–1600
Medium: Wool, silk (18-20 warps per inch, 7-8 cm.)
Dimensions: 11 ft. 4 in. × 16 ft. 11 in. (345.4 × 515.6 cm)
Classification: Textiles-Tapestries
Credit line: Bequest of Elizabeth U. Coles, in memory of her son, William F. Coles, 1892
Accession year: 1892
Tags: Birds|Ruins|Men|Horses