Stage Design of an Ancient Roman Encampment by Night (recto)
c. 1792
Medium
pen and brown ink with gray wash and black wash over graphite on two joined sheets
Dimensions
sheet: 37.3 × 50.9 cm (14 11/16 × 20 1/16 in.) mount: 51.6 × 59 cm (20 5/16 × 23 1/4 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
William B. O'Neal Fund
Accession Number
2014.54.1.a
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...