Carlo Galli da Bibiena
Carlo Ignazio Galli da Bibiena (* 1728 in Vienna , † 1787 in Florence ) was an Italian decorative and theater painter of the late Baroque .
Carlo was born in Vienna as the son of Giuseppe Galli da Bibiena (1696–1757). In 1746 the Margrave Friedrich III appointed him . to Bayreuth , where he and his father Giuseppe designed the interior of the newly built theater . For the operas by Wilhelmine von Bayreuth he created sets, e.g. B. for L'Huomo 1754. From 1753 Carlo Galli was employed as a theater decorator in Munich . He also worked in many other European baroque theaters in Berlin , Braunschweig , France , Holland , London , Naples , Rome and Saint Petersburg .
literature
- Wolf Stadler u. a .: Lexicon of Art 5th Gal - Mr. Karl Müller Verlag, Erlangen 1994, ISBN 3-86070-452-4 , p. 8.
- Babette Ball-Krückmann: Carlo Galli-Bibiena. His sets for the Margravial Opera House in Bayreuth. Between tradition and local situation . In: Wilhelmine von Bayreuth today. The margravine's cultural heritage . Edited by Günter Berger, Bayreuth 2009 (Archive of Upper Franconia), pp. 241–266.
Web links
- Family Galli da Bibiena
Individual evidence
- ^ Babette Ball-Krückmann: Carlo Galli-Bibiena. His sets for the Margravial Opera House in Bayreuth. Between tradition and local situation , pp. 241–266. In: Wilhelmine von Bayreuth today. The margravine's cultural heritage .
- ^ Stadler: Lexicon of Art. P. 8.
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| SURNAME | Galli da Bibiena, Carlo |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Galli da Bibiena, Carlo Ignazio (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian decorative and theater painter of the late baroque |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1728 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1787 |
| Place of death | Florence |