Interior of the Theatre in the Region of Cacamo
1797
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1797
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
You see a watercolor of a small, open-air theater carved into a rocky hillside, with rows of stone seats and a few people scattered around. Mayer painted this for an English traveler in 1797. The man standing in the front, seen from behind, isn’t really part of the scene—Mayer added him to pull you into the picture and remind you this is somewhere far from Europe. Another artist, Cassas, drew the same theater but made it look more dramatic, like a fantasy. To see how Mayer’s version compares, look up the Victoria and Albert Museum.
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