Half Plan and Half Elevation for a Catafalque with Royal Crown Surmounting the Casket by Giuseppe Galli Bibiena

Half Plan and Half Elevation for a Catafalque with Royal Crown Surmounting the Casket 1696 - 1756

drawing, print, architecture

drawing

aged paper

toned paper

ink paper printed

print

old engraving style

personal sketchbook

ink drawing experimentation

pen-ink sketch

arch

pen work

sketchbook drawing

sketchbook art

architecture

This drawing, created by the Italian architect and set designer Giuseppe Galli Bibiena, is a plan and elevation for a catafalque, a temporary structure used for a funeral. The design, which includes a royal crown surmounting the casket, features intricate ornamentation and layered details characteristic of Baroque architecture. The detailed and symmetrical plan and elevation demonstrate Bibiena's meticulous approach to design.