Interior of an Octagonal Room (Stage Design?)

ca. 1790–1830

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Design for an octagonal room with a large dome and sculptures and niches designed by the Venetian professor of perspective Tranquillo Orsi. During the early 19th century, Orsi worked on the interior of the Teatro la Fenice in Venice. This design is possibly a stage set for that theater.

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Title: Interior of an Octagonal Room (Stage Design?)
Artist: Tranquillo Orsi (Italian, Venice 1771–1845 Venice)
Date: ca. 1790–1830
Medium: Point of brush and brown wash over black chalk within black chalk framing lines
Dimensions: Sheet: 9 5/16 × 11 13/16 in. (23.7 × 30 cm)
Classifications: Drawings, Ornament & Architecture
Credit Line: Edward Pearce Casey Fund, 2014
Object Number: 2014.468
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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