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Francesco Bibiena
1659-1739
Stage Design with Sailing Vessels
ca. 1718
Pen and brown ink and wash, over graphite, on paper.
10 x 15 3/8 inches (254 x 391 mm)
Gift of Jules Fisher.
2021.42
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An inscription on the back of this sheet reveals that it was a design for Vivaldi's opera La Cunegonda, performed during carnival in Mantua in 1718, when Francesco served as the impresario of the Teatro Comico. As the final setting for the opera, the imposing ships, lit from behind, would have left a strong impression.
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Jules Fisher.
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Fisher, Jules, former owner.
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