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GIOVANNI CARLO BIBIENA (ATTRIBUTED TO)

(Bologna circa 1713-1760 Lisbon)
An Elaborate Stage Design with a Classical City and a Canal.

Pen and brown ink and gray wash on cream laid paper. 237x364 mm; 9 1/4x14 1/4 inches. Partial fleur-de-lys watermark.

Giovanni Carlo was the son of Francesco Galli Bibiena. He trained in Bologna and was later invited by King Joseph I of Portugal to Lisbon to be a court artist. He designed Lisbon's first opera house as well as numerous scenographic sets.

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