Theatre costume for a musician in three variants, ca. 1658

Blatt: 262 x 392 mm

Physical Description: Pen in grey over graphite, washed in grey

Inventory Number: 3952

Object Number: 3952 Z

Status: On display, Department of Prints and Drawings Exhibition Gallery

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About the Work

Florence was already known for its outstanding scenic performances as far back as the sixteenth century. A new theatre was inaugurated in the town in 1657. The stage productions had the superb composers, librettists, stage and costume designers to thank for their high standards of excellence. Stefano della Bella also designed costumes for such shows; the drawing on view here is presumably a case in point.

Work Data

Basic Information

Title: Theatre costume for a musician in three variants

Draughtsman

Stefano della Bella

Period Produced

17th century

School

Baroque

Object Type

drawing

Physical Description: Pen in grey over graphite, washed in grey

Material

Technique

Geographic Reference

Florentine

Production Reason

Captions Added Later: Bezeichnet unten links (mit der Feder in Braun): Stefano della Bella; verso oben links bezeichnet (mit der Feder in Schwarz): Stefano della Bella; unten links Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356)