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Interior of a Baroque Cathedral. Verso: architectural details and a plan of a theatre auditorium

Antonio Galli Bibiena
1697-1774

Interior of a Baroque Cathedral. Verso: architectural details and a plan of a theatre auditorium

13 5/16 x 17 13/16 inches (338 x 452 mm)
Pen and brown ink, over graphite, on paper; framing line in brown ink; verso: graphite, pen and brown ink, over graphite.
1982.75:96

Gift of Mrs. Donald M. Oenslager, 1982.

Notes
The recto of this drawing has been variously described as the Courtyard of a Palace or as the Interior of a Baroque Cathedral.
Inscriptions/Markings
Inscribed at upper right corner, in pen and brown ink, "63".
Associated names
Piancastelli, Giovanni, 1845-1926, former owner.
Brandegee, Edward, former owner.
Brandegee, Mary, former owner.
Scholz, János, former owner.
Oenslager, Donald, 1902-1975, former owner.
Bibliography
Scholz, Janos, with an introduction by A. Hyatt Mayor. Baroque and Romantic Stage Design. New York : E.P. Dutton, 1962, no. 37, repr.
Classification
Century Drawings
School
Department