Theatre set with alchemist's workshop
19th century (?)
Medium
Colored chalk
Dimensions
Sheet: 13 9/16 x 16 11/16 in. (34.5 x 42.4 cm)
Classification
Drawings|Ornament & Architecture
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1949
Accession Number
49.50.128
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the mystical world of 19th German theatre with this captivating colored chalk drawing, *Theatre set with alchemist's*, created by an anonymous artist. Depicting an elaborate stage backdrop for a production centered on an alchemist's, the design bursts with architectural details—vaulted ceilings, ornate furnishings, and arcane apparatus evoking the era's fascination with science and sorcery. Measuring 13 9/16 x 16 11/16 inches, this sheet from the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints department exemplifies the meticulous planning behind theatrical spectacles. In the Roman...