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Book, Nozze Degli Dei Favola...Ab' Giovanni Carlo Coppola
This is a Book. It was designed by Alfonso Parigi and Stefano della Bella and patron: Grand Duke Ferdinando I de' Medici. It is dated 1637 and we acquired it in 1946. Its medium is black ink on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.
Le Nozze degli Dei (The Wedding of the Gods) was staged July 8, 1637, in the courtyard of the Pitti Palace, Florence. Choreographed and staged by Alfonso Parigi, the four-hour production was in honor of the marriage of Grand Duke Ferdinand II de'Medici to Vittoria della Rovere. The finale featured dancers, choruses, cavaliers, and floating Olympian gods. The dancers are spelling out the initials "FO" for Ferdinando and "VA" for Vittoria.
Its dimensions are
H x W: 23.5 × 16.5 cm (9 1/4 × 6 1/2 in.)
Cite this object as
Book, Nozze Degli Dei Favola...Ab' Giovanni Carlo Coppola; Designed by Stefano della Bella (Italian, 1610–1664), Alfonso Parigi (Italian, 1606 – 1656); Patron: Grand Duke Ferdinando I de' Medici (Italian, 1549 - 1609); Italy; black ink on paper; H x W: 23.5 × 16.5 cm (9 1/4 × 6 1/2 in.); 1946-30-1
