Colossus of Rhodes, Colossvs Solis (title on object), The eight wonders of the world (series title), The bronze statue of Helios, also called the Colossus of Rhodes, stands astride the harbor, while the ships pass under his legs. At his feet people in adoring position. After the earthquake ca. 227 BC. the statue has been destroyed. In the foreground the enormous head of the statue is being cleaned. A man at the front left holds a sketch of the Colossus on a tablet. The print has a Latin caption and is part of a series about the eight wonders of the world., print, print maker: Philips Galle, (m
Colossus of Rhodes, Colossvs Solis (title on object), The eight wonders of the world (series title), The bronze statue of Helios, also called the Colossus of Rhodes, stands astride the harbor, while the ships pass under his legs. At his feet people in adoring position. After the earthquake ca. 227 BC. the statue has been destroyed. In the foreground the enormous head of the statue is being cleaned. A man at the front left holds a sketch of the Colossus on a tablet. The print has a Latin caption and is part of a series about the eight wonders of the world., print, print maker: Philips Galle, (mentioned on object), after design by: Maarten van Heemskerck, (mentioned on object), Hadrianus Junius, print maker: Antwerp, after design by: Haarlem, Haarlem, publisher: Antwerp, 1572 and, or 1581 - 1633, paper, engraving, height, 212 mm × width, 256 mm
Size: 4776px × 3971px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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