Although the Bibienas were most famous for their innovative scena per angolo stage designs they also continued to design sets with a central vanishing point, like that used here. An illuminated atrium with densely colonnaded galleries was a motif favored by Giuseppe Bibiena.
Giuseppe Galli Bibiena (1695–1757)
Entryway Leading to a Courtyard and Two Levels of Galleries, a Design for the Stage, ca. 1740–50
Pen and brown ink, gray wash, and blue watercolor, incised
Promised gift of Jules Fisher