May 28 through September 12, 2021

For nearly a century, members of three generations of the Bibiena family were the most highly sought theater designers in Europe. Their elaborate stage designs were used for operas, festivals, and courtly performances across Europe: from their native Italy to cites as far afield as Vienna, Prague, Stockholm, St. Petersburg, and Lisbon.
Carlo Galli Bibiena. A Colonnaded Stage, ca. 1750. Pen and brown and black ink and gray wash; 277x 397 mm. Promised Gift of Jules Fisher.