Ruins of the Roman Arena at Pozzuoli

A pen and brown wash drawing of ruined masonry: a broken arcade, arched openings and a niche with columns rise over a rubble-strewn ground. Light washes model the stone, and a few small figures appear at the lower left.

Look closer: A faint signature in the lower left corner, below the ruins.

Artist

Aniello Falcone

Date

1607–56

Medium

Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash

Source

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Size

3907 × 2647 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rogers Fund, 1973