Tradition, Innovation, and Response: Stage Designs from the Morgan’s Collection

Filippo Juvarra (1678–1736)
Hall in a Royal Palace, ca. 1708–14
Pen and brown ink, with brown wash, over graphite
Gift of Mrs. Donald M. Oenslager; 1996.75:19

After Bartolommeo Neroni, called il Riccio (ca. 1505–1571)
Stage Design, from L’Ortensio (1561), ca. 1589
Pen and brown ink, with brown wash
Gift of Mrs. Donald M. Oenslager; 1982.75:438

Attributed to Giulio Parigi (1571–1635)
A Hell Mouth, ca. 1620
Pen and brown and black ink, with gray wash, over traces of black chalk
Gift of Mrs. Donald M. Oenslager; 1982.75:451

Lorenzo Quaglio I (1730–1804)
A City Square with Buildings on a Hill in the Background, ca. 1760–70
Pen and brown ink, over graphite
Gift of Mrs. Donald M. Oenslager; 1982.75:523

Lorenzo Sacchetti (1759–1836)
A Vaulted Funeral Hall, ca. 1810
Pen and brown ink, over graphite
Gift of Mrs. Donald M. Oenslager; 1982.75:567

Giacomo Torelli (1604–1678)
A Royal Entry into a Classical Court, ca. 1650–65
Pen and brown and black ink, brush and black ink, with gray wash
Gift of Mrs. Donald M. Oenslager; 1982.75:636

Attributed to Francesco Galli Bibiena (1659–1739)
Prison Courtyard with Figures, ca. 1720
Pen and brown ink, with gray wash, over graphite
Gift of Mrs. Donald M. Oenslager; 1982.75:111

Attributed to Giuseppe Galli Bibiena (1695–1757)
A Cortile, ca. 1715–30
Pen and brown ink, with gray wash and blue watercolor, over graphite
Gift of Mrs. Donald M. Oenslager; 1982.75:126

Lodovico Ottavio Burnacini (1636–1707)
Hagar and the Angel, ca. 1680
Pen and brown ink, with gray wash, over black chalk
Gift of Mrs. Donald M. Oenslager; 1982.75:172

Antonio de Pian (1784–1851)
A Massive Vaulted Hall, ca. 1815–30
Pen and brown ink, with gray wash and opaque watercolor, over graphite
Gift of Mrs. Donald M. Oenslager; 1982.75:662