Gauna, Chiara: Disegno e cultura visiva a metà Settecento. Documentare, narrare, mettere in scena. 2025. 144 pages, illustrated in colour. Paperback. 21 x 28cms. In depth study of drawings and engravings commissioned and executed for theatrical productions between 1740 and 1770. Divided into three parts: the first covers Anton Maria Zanetti's preparatory drawings of antique public sculptures; the second looks into Giambattista Piazzetta's drawings for the illustrated edition of 'Gerusalemme liberata' by Torquato Tasso (1745); and the third part considers a series of set designs by Fabrizio Galliari and costumes by Leonardo Marini, which provide a nearly complete record of a series of musical operas staged at the Teatro Regio in Turin around 1770.
In depth study of drawings and engravings commissioned and executed for theatrical productions between 1740 and 1770. Divided into three parts: the first covers Anton Maria Zanetti's preparatory drawings of antique public sculptures; the second looks into Giambattista Piazzetta's drawings for the illustrated edition of 'Gerusalemme liberata' by Torquato Tasso (1745); and the third part considers a series of set designs by Fabrizio Galliari and costumes by Leonardo Marini, which provide a nearly complete record of a series of musical operas staged at the Teatro Regio in Turin around 1770