Past Exhibition
Piazzetta
Giovanni Battista Piazzetta, Saint Stephen, 1730s/1740s, charcoal on blue paper (now faded) heightened with white chalk, Bequest of Lore Heinemann in memory of her husband, Dr. Rudolf J. Heinemann, 1997.57.6
Details
Giovanni Battista Piazzetta, Saint Stephen, 1730s/1740s, charcoal on blue paper (now faded) heightened with white chalk, Bequest of Lore Heinemann in memory of her husband, Dr. Rudolf J. Heinemann, 1997.57.6
Overview: 108 drawings, prints, and illustrated books were selected by George Knox of the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, with Andrew Robison, to mark the 300th anniversary of the birth of Giovanni Battista Piazzetta.
Organization: H. Diane Russell was the coordinator at the Gallery.
Sponsor: The exhibition was supported by an indemnity from the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities.
Attendance: 19,864
Catalog: Piazzetta: A Tercentenary Exhibition of Drawings, Prints, and Books, by George Knox. Washington, DC: National Gallery of Art, 1983.
Brochure: Piazzetta: A Tercentenary Exhibition of Drawings, Prints, and Books. Washington, DC: National Gallery of Art, 1983.
