Stage Design

Gasparo Galliari

Associated Names
Gasparo Galliari

Artist, Piedmontese, 1761 - 1823

This is a drawing of a grand architectural interior featuring a domed ceiling. The artwork depicts a large, domed space with an ornate ceiling adorned with square decorative elements and pilasters along the walls. The arches are accented with intricate designs, and the light source creates dramatic shadows, emphasizing the architectural features. Central to the composition is a statue on a pedestal. The use of muted tones contributes to an atmosphere of classical elegance.

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Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Charles A. Loeser [1864-1928], Florence; (Seiferheld and Co., New York); William B. O'Neal [1907-1994], Charlottesville, VA, January 1961; gift to NGA, 1991.

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Exhibition History

1961

  • Collector's Choice, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, May 1961.

  • Drawings from the Collection of William B. O'Neal, University of Virgina Museum of Fine Arts, Charlottesville, March 5-25, 1961.

1973

  • Master Drawings from the Collection of William B. O'Neal, Walter Cecil Rawls Museum, Courtland, VA and tour, 1973-75.

Bibliography

1975

  • "Master Drawings from the O'Neal Collection, Downtown Gallery, March 26-April 25," Virginia Museum Bulletin, 35 (March 1975).

  • Cossit, F.D., "Art in Virginia: Shows Burgeoning throughout City: A Random View," Richmond Times Dispatch, March 30, 1975.

  • "Drawings for Theater and Architecture: A Special View of a Noted Virginia Collection of Master Drawings," Arts in Virginia, 15 (Spring 1975), 2, 5 (illus.).

1993

  • National Gallery of Art. Drawings from the O'Neal Collection. Exh. cat. Washington, 1993, checklist p. 92 (reproduced).

Inscriptions

by later hand, upper left verso in brown ink: 92; by later hand, center verso in graphite: 3

Wikidata ID

Q64571026

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