Elevation of a Catafalque: Four Large Obelisks at the Corners with Large one Surmounting the Top
Giuseppe Galli Bibiena
ca. 1720–40
Medium
Pen and brown ink
Dimensions
23-7/8 x 17-7/8 in. (60.6 x 45.4 cm)
Classification
Drawings|Ornament & Architecture
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Bequest of Joseph H. Durkee, by exchange, 1972
Accession Number
1972.713.45
Tags
Human FiguresArchitectureObelisks
About the Artist
Giuseppe Galli Bibiena
Giuseppe Galli Bibiena was born on January 5, 1696, in Parma, into what would become the most celebrated dynasty of theatrical designers in Baroque Europe. He was the second son of Ferdinando Galli Bibiena, who was himself a transformative figure in stage design and the originator of the family's defining innovation: the scena per angolo, or "scene viewed at an angle." This technique replaced the ...