METRODORO CONTI (1810-1887) Group of 14 Italian scenic designs, mostly Roman and Venetian views.
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METRODORO CONTI (1810-1887)
Group of 14 Italian scenic designs, mostly Roman and Venetian views. Designs include palace interiors, fountains, piazzas, courtyards, galleries and lush interiors, among other settings. Watercolor, graphite, and ink. Initialed "C.M. into" [invento] in lower left, captioned in lower margins, and number inked in upper right. General sheet size 223x295 mm; 8¾x11¾ inches. All but four tipped to early window mattes.Metrodoro Conti was a set designer and theater manager for the Teatro Petrarca in Arezzo, Tuscany in the 1830s to the 1860s. He was a contemporary of Pietro Bertoja, who also created stage designs for Verdi.
Group of 14 Italian scenic designs, mostly Roman and Venetian views. Designs include palace interiors, fountains, piazzas, courtyards, galleries and lush interiors, among other settings. Watercolor, graphite, and ink. Initialed "C.M. into" [invento] in lower left, captioned in lower margins, and number inked in upper right. General sheet size 223x295 mm; 8¾x11¾ inches. All but four tipped to early window mattes.Metrodoro Conti was a set designer and theater manager for the Teatro Petrarca in Arezzo, Tuscany in the 1830s to the 1860s. He was a contemporary of Pietro Bertoja, who also created stage designs for Verdi.
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METRODORO CONTI (1810-1887) Group of 14 Italian scenic designs, mostly Roman and Venetian views.
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