SANQUIRICO, Allessandro (1777-1849). Raccolta di Varie Decorazioni Sceniche inventate ed eseguite per il R. Teatro alla Scala [binder's label]. N.p., n.d. [Milan, ca 1835].
SANQUIRICO, Allessandro (1777-1849). Raccolta di Varie Decorazioni Sceniche inventate ed eseguite per il R. Teatro alla Scala [binder's label]. N.p., n.d. [Milan, ca 1835]. Oblong 4 o (207 x 272 mm). 109 hand-colored lithographs by Ricordi after drawings by Allessandro Sanquirico. (Some plates with early repairs, others with light spotting or minor dampstaining.) Early 20th-century decorated Italian boards (some rubbing to edges). A remarkable collection of hand-colored plates illustrating the set decorations for LA SCALA IN MILAN all designed by Alessandro Sanquirico From 1817-1832, Sanquirico was the chief scenic artist at La Scala, and his work became notable for his use of exotic locations and neo-classical architecture in his set designs. The first plate depicts Sanquirico's design of the restoration of the interior at La Scala, dated 1830. The other plates depict scenes from 23 different operas and dances: Alessandro nelle India (by Giovanni Pacini), 5 plates; Gli Arabi nelle Gallie (Pacini), 6 plates; Ballo Armino (Gaetano Donizetti), 4 plates; Ballo l'Assedio di Calais (Donizetti) 6 plates; L'Assedio di Corinto (Gioachino Rossini), 3 plates; Ballo Buondelmonte (Pacini), 7 plates; Cavalieri di Valenza (Pacini), 4 plates; La Didone (Giovanni Francesco Busenello), 4 plates; La Fuga di Eduardo Stuart (Carlo Coccia), 1 plate; Elizabetta Regina di Inghilterra (Rossini), 4 plates; Eneo de Lazio (Donizetti), 5 plates; Esule di Roma (Donizetti), 4 plates; Gengis Khan (Charles Gounod) 6 plates; Romeo e Juliet (Gounod) 8 plates; L'Orfano della Selva (Carlo Coccia), 4 plates; Otello (Rossini), 3 plates; Il Pirata (Vincenzo Bellini , 4 plates; Il Saladino (Coccia), 4 plates; Il Solitario (Coccia), 5 plates; Spagnoli del Peru (Giuseppe Bellini) 3 plates; La Straniera (Bellini), 7 plates; Il Tancredi (Rossini), 4 plates; L'Ultimo Giorno di Pompei (Pacini), 8 plates.
SANQUIRICO, Allessandro (1777-1849). Raccolta di Varie Decorazioni Sceniche inventate ed eseguite per il R. Teatro alla Scala [binder's label]. N.p., n.d. [Milan, ca 1835].
SANQUIRICO, Allessandro (1777-1849). Raccolta di Varie Decorazioni Sceniche inventate ed eseguite per il R. Teatro alla Scala [binder's label]. N.p., n.d. [Milan, ca 1835]. Oblong 4 o (207 x 272 mm). 109 hand-colored lithographs by Ricordi after drawings by Allessandro Sanquirico. (Some plates with early repairs, others with light spotting or minor dampstaining.) Early 20th-century decorated Italian boards (some rubbing to edges). A remarkable collection of hand-colored plates illustrating the set decorations for LA SCALA IN MILAN all designed by Alessandro Sanquirico From 1817-1832, Sanquirico was the chief scenic artist at La Scala, and his work became notable for his use of exotic locations and neo-classical architecture in his set designs. The first plate depicts Sanquirico's design of the restoration of the interior at La Scala, dated 1830. The other plates depict scenes from 23 different operas and dances: Alessandro nelle India (by Giovanni Pacini), 5 plates; Gli Arabi nelle Gallie (Pacini), 6 plates; Ballo Armino (Gaetano Donizetti), 4 plates; Ballo l'Assedio di Calais (Donizetti) 6 plates; L'Assedio di Corinto (Gioachino Rossini), 3 plates; Ballo Buondelmonte (Pacini), 7 plates; Cavalieri di Valenza (Pacini), 4 plates; La Didone (Giovanni Francesco Busenello), 4 plates; La Fuga di Eduardo Stuart (Carlo Coccia), 1 plate; Elizabetta Regina di Inghilterra (Rossini), 4 plates; Eneo de Lazio (Donizetti), 5 plates; Esule di Roma (Donizetti), 4 plates; Gengis Khan (Charles Gounod) 6 plates; Romeo e Juliet (Gounod) 8 plates; L'Orfano della Selva (Carlo Coccia), 4 plates; Otello (Rossini), 3 plates; Il Pirata (Vincenzo Bellini , 4 plates; Il Saladino (Coccia), 4 plates; Il Solitario (Coccia), 5 plates; Spagnoli del Peru (Giuseppe Bellini) 3 plates; La Straniera (Bellini), 7 plates; Il Tancredi (Rossini), 4 plates; L'Ultimo Giorno di Pompei (Pacini), 8 plates.
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