Architecture, Theater, and Fantasy: Bibiena Drawings from the Jules Fisher Collection

Ferdinando Galli Bibiena (1657–1743)
Left Portion of a Palatial Hall, a Design for the Stage, ca. 1720–30
Pen and brown ink and wash, over graphite
Gift of Jules Fisher; inv. no. 2021.39

Antonio Galli Bibiena (1697–1774)
Partial View of a Circular Palace Hall with Radiating Rooms, a Design for the Stage, ca. 1730
Pen and brown ink and wash, over graphite
Promised gift of Jules Fisher

Attributed to Giuseppe Galli Bibiena (1695–1757)
Three-Story Atrium with Caryatids, ca. 1730–50
Pen and brown ink, over leadpoint
Promised gift of Jules Fisher

Attributed to Alessandro Galli Bibiena (1686–1748)
Staircase of a Palace, ca. 1730–40
Pen and brown ink, over graphite
Collection of Jules Fisher

Follower of Giuseppe Galli Bibiena (1695–1757)
Entrance to a Palace with Colonnade and Figures, ca. 1750
Pen and brown ink and gray wash, over graphite(?)
Promised gift of Jules Fisher

Giuseppe Galli Bibiena (1695–1757)
Capriccio of Rome with Triumphal Arch and Neptune Fountain, ca. 1740
Pen and brown ink and gray wash, with blue watercolor, over graphite
Promised gift of Jules Fisher

Attributed to Carlo Galli Bibiena (1721–1787)
Colonnaded Stage Set, ca. 1750
Pen and brown and black ink, with gray wash
Promised gift of Jules Fisher