The Coliseum

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The Coliseum

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James Anderson

British Photographer · 1813–1877

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James Anderson was born Isaac Atkinson in Blencarn, Cumberland, England and studied painting in Paris as William Nugent Dunbar. In 1838 he moved to Rome and began to produce sculpture as James Anderson, which remained his professional name. Eleven years later he took up photography, opening a studio in Rome in 1853. Anderson specialized in reproductions of works of art, publishing frequent catalog

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Date
1856
Medium
Albumen silver print
Culture
British
Department
Photographs
Institution
Getty Museum
Object ID
89274e22-2e69-4d5b-90a3-0449c8a08dab

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View of the Colosseum taken from a high vantage point. Visible on the lower left area of the image is the Arch of Titus, a triumphal arch with one archway and topped with a carved entablature.

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  • Colosseum, Rome — ItalyMatched from the record’s own words: “The Coliseum”
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