Egyptian Stage Design
1800/1810
Medium
pen and brown ink with brown wash over graphite on laid paper
Dimensions
mount: 24.7 x 35 cm (9 3/4 x 13 3/4 in.) image: 19.7 x 23.8 cm (7 3/4 x 9 3/8 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Joseph F. McCrindle Collection
Accession Number
2009.70.124
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
Pietro Gonzaga · 1751–1831
**Pietro di Gottardo Gonzaga** (also known as Pierre Gothard Gonzague) was an Italian theatre set designer, vedutist, and master of chiaroscuro and trompe-l’œil optical illusions, celebrated for his deceptively realistic yet fantastical stage sets. Born on 25 March 1751 in Longarone, Italy, he died on 6 August 1831 in Saint Petersburg, Russia, where he spent the latter part of his career. Gonzaga...