The Interior of the Colosseum

Provenance

Private collection, Paris; (Galerie Cailleux, Paris) (sale, Christie's, New York, 28 January 1999, no. 126); (David Tunick, Inc., New York); purchased 1999 by NGA.

The Interior of the Colosseum

Challe, Charles Michel-Ange

c. 1745

Accession Number

1999.19.1

Medium

black chalk heightened with white on light brown laid paper

Dimensions

overall: 30.4 x 46 cm (11 15/16 x 18 1/8 in.)

Classification

Drawing

Museum

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Credit Line

Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund