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A Court Scene
Francesco Galli Bibiena1700–1739
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States
Vertical rectangle showing a palace court scene with clouds hang above an elaborate architectural space. Many figures bring tribute to a king standing at left, beneath a lofty baldacchino. Columns with caryatids support arches.
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Details
- Title: A Court Scene
- Creator: Francesco Galli Bibiena, Italian, 1659–1739
- Date Created: 1700–1739
- Location Created: Italy
- Original Source: See this work of art on the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum website
- Medium: Pen and brown ink; brush and gray, blue and pale rose wash on white paper, laid down
- Credit line: Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund
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