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| Alessandro Sanquirico Ingresso a Pompei della parte di Porta Nolana Stage-design for opera L'Ultima giorno di Pompei at La Scala, Milan ca. 1832 hand-colored aquatint Getty Museum, Los Angeles |
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| Alessandro Sanquirico Atrio della casa di Salusto Stage-design for opera L'Ultima giorno di Pompei at La Scala, Milan ca. 1832 hand-colored aquatint Getty Museum, Los Angeles |
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| Alessandro Sanquirico Ingresso all'Anfiteatro Stage-design for opera L'Ultima giorno di Pompei at La Scala, Milan ca. 1832 hand-colored aquatint Getty Museum, Los Angeles |
Alessandro Sanquirico (1777-1849) – "As opera reached a height of popularity and innovation in early 19th-century Italy, stage sets and scenery were increasingly viewed as art forms unto themselves. Enterprising artists and designers competed to create the most lavish, evocative, and visually engaging opera settings, and were so successful that their stage sets often competed with the performances themselves for an audience's attention and appreciation. Public criticism of various operas often revolved as much around the quality of the set designs as the beauty of the music, and audiences became increasingly discerning about the visual aspects of grand performances. Reflecting this tendency, Alessandro Sanquirico, a Milanese artist, was inspired to document the most striking sets at Italy's most celebrated opera house, La Scala in Milan. Sanquirico's vividly colored, masterfully drafter aquatint engravings capture the sumptuousness and sheer spectacle of these extravagant sets, often including costumed singers . . ."
– text from Arader Galleries
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| Alessandro Sanquirico Interno della Basilica in Pompei Stage-design for opera L'Ultima giorno di Pompei at La Scala, Milan ca. 1832 hand-colored aquatint Getty Museum, Los Angeles |
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| Alessandro Sanquirico Giardino della casa di Diomede presso alle mura di Pompei Stage-design for opera L'Ultima giorno di Pompei at La Scala, Milan ca. 1832 hand-colored aquatint Getty Museum, Los Angeles |
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| Alessandro Sanquirico Foro di Pompei festivamente adorno Stage-design for opera L'Ultima giorno di Pompei at La Scala, Milan ca. 1832 hand-colored aquatint Getty Museum, Los Angeles |
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| Alessandro Sanquirico Sotterraneo destinato al supplizio de'rei Stage-design for opera L'Ultima giorno di Pompei at La Scala, Milan ca. 1832 hand-colored aquatint Getty Museum, Los Angeles |
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| Alessandro Sanquirico Apartamento nella casa del console Murena Stage-design for opera La Vestale at La Scala, Milan ca. 1832 hand-colored aquatint Getty Museum, Los Angeles |
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| Alessandro Sanquirico Atrio del tempio di Giove Stratore Stage-design for opera La Clemenza di Tito at La Scala, Milan ca. 1832 hand-colored aquatint Getty Museum, Los Angeles |
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| Alessandro Sanquirico Camera nella reggia di Tito Stage-design for opera La Clemenza di Tito at La Scala, Milan ca. 1832 hand-colored aquatint Getty Museum, Los Angeles |
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| Alessandro Sanquirico Interno d'una Piramide Sepolcrale Stage-design for tragic ballet Psammi 1817 hand-colored aquatint Victoria & Albert Museum |
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| Alessandro Sanquirico Interno dell'abitazione di Norma Stage-design for opera Norma 1831 lithograph Museum of Fine Arts, Boston |
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| Alessandro Sanquirico Parte remota attigua al Mausoleo di Nino Stage-design for opera La Semiramide 1824 lithograph Museum of Fine Arts, Boston |
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| Alessandro Sanquirico Esterno del Castello della Principessa Elzilda Stage-design for opera Gli Arabi nelle Gallie 1827 lithograph Museum of Fine Arts, Boston |
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| Alessandro Sanquirico Vecchio Bosco Foltissimo Stage-design for opera Amazilia 1826 lithograph Museum of Fine Arts, Boston |