Stage Setting, People Rushing into Crypt

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Date

ca. 1775

About the work

"Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum" Object Description

Horizontal rectangle. Slight indication of vaults in interior space. Fire burning at center, several figures rushing in from left with lit torches. Skeleton in the foreground at right, possibly representing Death. Verso: Skull and skeleton.

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Title

Stage Setting, People Rushing into Crypt

Creator

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Worktype

theater; Drawing; Drawing; Drawings

Cultural Context

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Material

Pen and bistre ink, brush and green wash on green paper

Dimensions

H x W: 20.2 × 31.3 cm (7 15/16 × 12 5/16 in.)

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Language

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Date

ca. 1775

Provenance

Credit Line: Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund

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Rights

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CC0

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Location

Italy

Subjects

Theater

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Stage Setting, People Rushing into Crypt, ca. 1775, "Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum", Smithsonian Institution. CC0.

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