Bernardino Galliari
1707-1794
Alexander the Great in the Temple of Jove Addressing a Priest
ca. 1760
Pen and brown and black ink, over red chalk, on paper; framing line in black ink.
12 3/8 x 17 1/2 inches (314 x 445 mm)
Gift of Mrs. Donald M. Oenslager, 1982.
1982.75:247
Notes:
A set for the opera, "Alexander the Great," performed in Turin at the Teatro Regino.
Inscription:
Inscribed along upper edge of sheet upside down in relation to drawing, in pen and black ink, "Alessandro nel tempio del Giove AmoneÖ chiamato dal Sacerdote figlio di Giove".
Provenance:
Michael Mayr, Eisenstadt and Vienna (Lugt S. 1804a); by descent to Marianne Fajt, Eisenstadt (see Lugt S. 1804a); Janos Scholz, New York (no mark; see Lugt S. 2933b); acquired in 1951 by Donald M. Oenslager, New York.
Associated names:
Mayr, Michael, 1796-1870, former owner.
Fájt, Marianne, d. ca. 1955
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. 49, repr.
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