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A. Lessi
active 19th century
Giovanni Pacini's Niccolò dei Lapi, Act III, Scene 7, Interior of Giotto's Chapel in the Bargello
1870s
Gray wash on paper.
9 3/4 x 14 inches (248 x 355 mm)
Gift of Mrs. Donald M. Oenslager, 1982.
1982.75:702.7
Notes:
Drawn over graphite grid lines, perspectival lines and/or sketch outlines.
One of 10 designs by A. Lessi for stage sets for Giovanni Pacini's opera Niccolò dei Lapi, presented October 29, 1873, at the Teatro Pagliano, Florence.
The scene is divided into two parts. Lessi indicates many marginal notes for the painters to follow.
Oenslager number: IX-G-7.
Inscription:
Inscribed with description of the scene.
Provenance:
Donald M. Oenslager.
Associated names:
Oenslager, Donald, 1902-1975, former owner.
Oenslager, Donald, Mrs., donor.
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