Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Prison Scene for Last Act of "Fidelio"

Antonio de Pian
1784-1851

Prison Scene for Last Act of "Fidelio"

1815?
12 3/8 x 15 3/4 inches (313 x 400 mm)
Gouache and watercolor, on gray cardboard.
1982.75:457

Gift of Mrs. Donald M. Oenslager, 1982.

Notes
This sketch indicates the rear part of the setting for the last act of "Fidelio." János Scholz believes this drawing was for Beethoven's "Fidelio" in 1814.
Associated names
Feist, H., former owner.
Oenslager, Donald, 1902-1975, former owner.
Classification
Century Drawings
School
Department