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Attributed to Alessandro Bibiena
1686-1748
Staircase of a Palace
ca. 1730-1740
Pen and brown ink over graphite on paper.
6 x 5 1/8 inches (152 x 130 mm)
Promised gift of Jules Fisher.
L2019.137.23
Notes:
This sheet retains traces of an underdrawing that reveals the careful attention paid to an accurate projection of the perspective. Bibiena sets would not have included painted figures, so this drawing might record a live production (perhaps as a preparatory study for a commemorative engraving). Alternately, it could be an independent drawing exercise.
Provenance:
Everett D. Graff; purchased from Butterscotch Auctions, Bedford, New York, 25 March 2018, lot 31; Jules Fisher collection (Fisher Number: JF-147).
Associated names:
Graff, Everett D. (Everett Dwight), 1885-1964, former owner.
Fisher, Jules, owner.
Bibliography:
The Morgan Library & Museum, New York, NY, "Architecture, Theater, and Fantasy: Bibena Drawings from the Jules Fisher Collection", 2021. Exh. cat., no. 10, repr.
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