Attributed to Francesco Bibiena
1659-1739
Royal Canopy in a Military Encampment
ca. 1715-1730
8 15/16 x 14 3/8 inches (227 x 365 mm)
Pen and brown ink, with gray-brown wash, over graphite, on paper; partial framing line in brown ink.
1982.75:95
Gift of Mrs. Donald M. Oenslager, 1982.
Notes
Traditionally attributed to Antonio Galli Bibiena, this drawing was linked by Maria Teresa Muraro and Elena Povoledo (1980) to Francesco Galli Bibiena's work for the Teatro Filarmonico in Verona. What seems to be a preliminary drawing for this composition, formerly in the collection of Phyllis Lambert, is now at the Canadian Centre for Architecture, inv. DR1960:0003, attributed to Ferdinando Galli Bibiena. Two additional drawings of a similar motif, from a sketchbook formerly attributed to Giovanni Servandoni (1695-1766), are also at the Morgan, inv. 1982.75:621.24 & 25.
Associated names
Galli Bibiena, Antonio, 1697-1774, Formerly attributed to.
Mayr, Michael, 1796-1870, former owner.
Fájt, Marianne, -approximately 1955, former owner.
Scholz, János, former owner.
Oenslager, Donald, 1902-1975, former owner.
Mayr, Michael, 1796-1870, former owner.
Fájt, Marianne, -approximately 1955, former owner.
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. 34, repr.
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