Title: The Colosseum from a set of The Wonders of the World
Object type: Tapestry
Date: ca. 1575–1600
Artist: Designed from prints after Maarten van Heemskerck 
Artist bio: Netherlandish, Heemskerck 1498–1574 Haarlem
Artist nationality: Netherlandish
Artist role: Designer
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
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Birds, term: Ruins, term: Men, term: Horses