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Drawing, Stage Design: Architectural Fantasy

This is a Drawing. It was created by Giuseppe Galli Bibiena. It is dated early 18th century and we acquired it in 1940. Its medium is pen and brown ink, brush and gray and blue-gray wash on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Museum purchase from the Mary Hearn Greims Fund.

Its dimensions are

53.6 × 96.1 cm (21 1/8 × 37 13/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Stage Design: Architectural Fantasy; Giuseppe Galli Bibiena (Italian, 1696–1756); Italy; pen and brown ink, brush and gray and blue-gray wash on paper; 53.6 × 96.1 cm (21 1/8 × 37 13/16 in.); Museum purchase from the Mary Hearn Greims Fund; 1940-21-27

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