Attributed to Bibiena, Alessandro,
1686-1748
Staircase of a Palace
ca. 1730-1740
6 x 5 1/8 inches (152 x 130 mm)
Pen and brown ink over graphite on paper.
2025.108
Gift of Jules Fisher.
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.
Associated names
Graff, Everett D. (Everett Dwight), 1885-1964, former owner.
Fisher, Jules, former 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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