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Alternative names	Marten van Heemskerck, Martinus van Heemskerck, Maarten van Heemskerk, Maertÿnus van Heemskerck
Description	Dutch painter and draughtsman
Date of birth/death	1498	1 October 1574
Location of birth/death	Heemskerk	Haarlem
Work location	Delft, Haarlem (1527–1532), Rome (1532–1536), Mantua (1536–1537), Haarlem (1537–1574), Amsterdam (1572–1573)
Authority control	WorldCat

Description

The Colossus of Rhodes, depicted in this hand-coloured engraving by Martin Heemskerck, was built about 280 bc. Standing 30 m (100 ft) high, it was built to guard the entrance to the harbour at Rhodes. The ancient Greeks and Romans considered it to be one of the Seven Wonders of the World.

中文: 罗得岛太阳神铜像建于公元前280年。铜像高30米，位于希腊罗得岛上的罗得港港口。古希腊人和古罗马人认为其是世界七大奇迹之一。

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Author

Marten van Heemskerck (1498-1574)

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