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A hall in a palace

Drawing
1745 (made)
Artist/Maker

This is a design for a stage setting, possible for the opera Scipio by Francesco Araja, produced at the court theatre, St Petersburg, 29 August 1745. The design has been transferred elsewhere by the back of the sheet being coated with black chalk, after which the drawing was traced on the front with another sheet below, which was thereby inscribed with chalk with the traced lines.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleA hall in a palace (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Pen and ink and brown wash and pencil on laid paper; indented with a stylus and blackened on the back
Brief description
Valeriani, Guiseppe, A hall in a palace, Design for a stage setting, possibly for the opera 'Scipio' by Francesco Araja, produced at the court theatre, St Petersberg, 29 August 1745, pen and ink and brown wash and pencil on paper
Physical description
Design for a stage setting, showing a hall in a palace. Pen and ink and brown wash and pencil on laid paper; indented with a stylus and blackened on the back.
Dimensions
  • Height: 28.1cm
  • Width: 24.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
(Bears the collector's mark of Edmond Fatio.)
Subjects depicted
Place depicted
Summary
This is a design for a stage setting, possible for the opera Scipio by Francesco Araja, produced at the court theatre, St Petersburg, 29 August 1745. The design has been transferred elsewhere by the back of the sheet being coated with black chalk, after which the drawing was traced on the front with another sheet below, which was thereby inscribed with chalk with the traced lines.
Bibliographic reference
Lambert, Susan. Drawing: Technique & Purpose. London: Victoria & Albert Museum, 1981. 18 p.
Collection
Accession number
E.4897-1960

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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