Carlo Bibiena

Carlo Bibiena’s prints from the 1700s turn stage sets into swirling, theatrical drawings full of arches and shadows. They’re the kind of prints used to plan opera and theater backdrops. One of the prints in this bundle shows a grand palace hallway with sweeping staircases and columns.

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