Date

1888

Object Type

Photograph

Subject

Four set design sketches: the first shows the interior of the pavilion of La Fata dei Fiori; the second shows the prisons of Il Profeta; the third depicts a view over a lake for Mefistofele; and the fourth shows the interior of a tavern for La Forza del Destino.

Holding institution

Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera

About The Work

The object consists of a cardboard mount bearing four albumen prints, pasted onto its surface, which reproduce sketches for stage set designs at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan, used for artistic research, educational, and documentary purposes. It forms part of a larger corpus of some 400 cardboard mounts bearing albumen prints. The designs were created by Carlo Ferrario—set designer, painter, architect, and professor of Scenography at the Accademia di Brera. The sketches were first donated to Michele Mongeri by Michele Ferrario, Carlo’s brother, and subsequently entered the Academy as part of the Mongeri bequest on 1 February 1888.

Title

Carlo Ferrario, Stage design sketches – La Fata dei fiori, Il Profeta, Mefistofele, Forza del Destino

Subject

Four set design sketches: the first shows the interior of the pavilion of La Fata dei Fiori; the second shows the prisons of Il Profeta; the third depicts a view over a lake for Mefistofele; and the fourth shows the interior of a tavern for La Forza del Destino.

Creator

Unidentified photographer

Date

1888

Object Type

Photograph

Technique / Support

Albumen print

Original Function

Teaching Tool/ Artistic research/ Documentation

Dimensions

mm 348x451

Holding institution

Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera

Unique identifier

ICCD_MIDF_4450814352771