Views of a Theater (Bayreuth): Profile View of Facade and Half of the Plan
Giuseppe Galli Bibiena · Italian
Date: 1696–1756
Medium: Pen, brown ink, and gray wash; the plan with rose wash
Dimensions: 22-3/4 x 17 in. (57.8 x 43.2 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Themes: Architecture, Theatre
Purchase, Bequest of Joseph H. Durkee, by exchange, 1972
Date range
1696 – 1756
Largest dimension
43.2 cm
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