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Noble Interior: Stage Design for the Teatro Marsigli-Rossi in Bologna

Cooper Hewitt

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    Object Details

    Designer

    Antonio Giuseppe Basoli, Italian, 1774–1843

    Catalogue Status

    Research in Progress

    Description

    Design for a stage set. A richly furnished room in the classical style, with a fireplace and curtained door at the back. A large divan and three smaller chairs with matching blue upholstery along the walls, coffered ceiling, and tall windows at the left.

    Credit Line

    Museum purchase through gift of the Estate of David Wolfe Bishop

    Date

    ca. 1810

    Accession Number

    1957-195-1

    Restrictions & Rights

    CC0

    Type

    theater

    Object Name

    Drawing

    Type

    Drawing

    Medium

    Pen and gray ink, brush and watercolor over black chalk on white paper

    Dimensions

    47.5 x 64.9 cm (18 11/16 x 25 9/16 in.)

    made in

    Bologna, Italy

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    Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department

    Data Source

    Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4b8a49b09-1d82-4f5a-87bb-c8424523b666

    Record ID

    chndm_1957-195-1

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