Drawing
1589 (made)
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Intermezzo IV, la discess di Apollo e Bacco insieme col Ritmo e l'Armonia. On the stage level, ten singers. Above, mythological personages enthroned in cloud.
Object details
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| Brief description | Design by Bernardo Buontalenti. Design for the stage scenery for the Florentine Intermezzi, 1589, in honour of the marriage of the Grand Duke Ferdinand I of Tuscany with Christina of Lorrain, niece to Catherine de Medici, Queen of France. Intermezzo IV. La Discess di Apollo e Bacco Insieme col Ritmo e l'Armonia. Pen and watercolour. |
| Physical description | Intermezzo IV, la discess di Apollo e Bacco insieme col Ritmo e l'Armonia. On the stage level, ten singers. Above, mythological personages enthroned in cloud. |
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| Object history | One of four designs for stage scenery for the Intermezzi, presented in Florence in 1589 on the occasion of the celebrations in honour of the marriage of the Grand Duke Ferdinand I of Tuscany and of Christina of Lorraine, niece of Catherine de Medici, Queen of France. The Florentine Intermezzi of 1589 are one of the utmost importance in the history of stage development. |
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| Accession number | E.1189-1931 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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