Master Paintings and Drawings
Master Paintings and Drawings
Giuseppe Galli Bibiena
Architectural prospect through a wide arch
Lot Closed
March 23, 04:14 PM GMT
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Giuseppe Galli Bibiena
Parma 1696 - 1756 Berlin
Architectural prospect through a wide arch
Pen and brown and black ink and gray wash over traces of black chalk, the upper corners made up
483 by 315 mm; 19 by 12 ½ in
André-Denis Bérard, Paris (1806-1873), (L.75);
Jordan M. Whitelaw, Boston
Jordan M. Whitelaw, Boston
This design, engraved by Johann Andreas Pfeffel (1674-1748), is found in the 1740 Augsburg edition of Bibiena's Architetture, E Prospettive Dedicate Alla Maestà Di Carlo Sesto Imperador De' Romani Da Giuseppe Galli Bibiena, Suo Primo Ingegner Teatrale, Ed Architetto, Inventore Delle Medesime. The subject depicted is taken from the Passion of Christ, with the tiny figure of Christ, his hands already bound, depicted beginning to descend the staircase.