Scene design for the Temple of Bacchus Nemesis in I Baccanali di Roma

Maker and role
Artist: Antonio Basoli, Italian, 1774-1848
 Year
1819

Object detail

Media/Materials
Ink and graphite on paper
Measurements
17 x 22 1/4in (43.2 x 56.5cm)
Credit line
Gift of The Tobin Endowment
Accession number
TL2004.37
Object type
Drawings and Watercolors
Department
Theatre Arts
Location
Not on view
Theatre production
Opera by Pietro Generali. Produced at the Teatro del Corso, Bologna, 1819.
Further information
Antonio Basoli's scene designs, with their gestural drawing and fluid washes, are clearly working drafts. Sometimes, perspective guidelines for architectural elements or cast shadows are visible, drawn with a graphite pencil and a straight edge. Usually, the designs are divided into squares and scale is indicated in the margin. This grid and scale would facilitate the process of enlarging the designs and transferring them onto painted backdrops.
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