Design for a theater set created by Giacomo Torelli da Fano for the ballet 'Les Noces de Thétis', from 'Décorations et machines aprestées aux nopces de Tétis, Ballet Royal'
Medium
Etching with watercolor and highlights in gold
Dimensions
Sheet (Trimmed): 8 15/16 × 11 15/16 in. (22.7 × 30.3 cm)
Classification
Prints|Prints-Fete|Ornament & Architecture
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951
Accession Number
51.501.4161
Tags
DanceStage DesignBallet
About the Artist
F. Francart|Giacomo Torelli da Fano|Israel Silvestre (French|French|Italian) · 1621 |1600 |1608 –1691 |1700 |1678
French, Nancy 1621–1691 Paris|French, active 17th century|Italian, Fano 1608–1678 Fano