Italian scenic drawings by Metrodoro Conti
Overview
14 scenic drawings by set designer and theater manager, Metrodoro Conti.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1830-1869
Creator
- Conti, M., 1810-1886 (Person)
Condition Description
Drawings in good condition.
Conditions Governing Access
Open for research.
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Extent
.25 linear feet (1 box)14 scenic designs initialed "C.M. into" (invento) in lower left, captioned below image, and numbered in upper right. Subjects portrayed include palace interiors, fountains, piazzas, courtyards, galleries, and other interiors, mostly Roman and Venetian.
Folder 1 drawing was matted; the mat was annotated: Verdi Simon Boccanegra.
Folder 2 drawing was matted; the mat was annotated: Spontini Olympie?
Biographical / Historical
Metrodoro Conti was a set designer and theater manager for the Teatro Petrarca in Arezzo (Italy) from the 1830s into the 1860s. He was a contemporary of Pietro Bertoja and also created stage designs for Giuseppe Verdi. (Source: dealer's description)
Arrangement
Arranged as received.
Physical Location
Harvard Depository
Custodial History
Ownership prior to this acquisition is unknown.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
2023MT-11. Purchased from Bromer Bookseller's Inc. with the Howard D. Rothschild Bequest, 2022 June 30.
Processing Information
This collection was processed to a basic level with minimal rehousing, organization, and preservation. (Melanie Wisner, 2022)
Creator
- Conti, M., 1810-1886 (Person)
- Title
- Conti, M., 1810-1886. Italian scenic drawings by Metrodoro Conti, circa 1830-1869 (MS Thr 2225): Guide
- Status
- completed
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard University
- Date
- 2022 July 27
- Description rules
- dacs
- Language of description
- eng
- EAD ID
- hou03494
Repository Details
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