New materials regarding research in the fields of architecture and urban construction are being presented. The authors also focus on the history of the creation of little-known buildings of interest, on the development of local architectural traditions, on new attributions, and introduce recently discovered archive materials. A number of papers are dedicated to the issues of architectural and urban planning development of historical towns and cities or study the formation of architectural ensembles. The edition also includes papers that are devoted to theoretical historical-architectural problems, to biographies of architects, or analyze artistic approaches and concepts.
Issue 65
A. S. Korndorf.
“Decoration Album” from the Collection of N.B. Yusupov
The paper deals with the attribution of sketches by Francesco Gradizzi, created in 1760-1780, for the stage of the Russian court theatre. Gathered together in a single album, which had belonged to N. B. Yusupov, Director of Imperial Theatres, they form a unique collection of Gradizzi’s works. The research carried out helped to identify the five of the eleven nameless sketches of this author, that were separately kept in the St. Petersburg Hermitage collection. They were involving the staging of a number of specific operas and ballets, dating to the second half of the 18th century, in which Gradizzi participated as a theatre architect and stage decorator.
Keywords
Francesco Gradizzi, theatre set design, court theatre, architectural decoration, 18th century.
Korndorf Anna Sergeevna,
Ph. D. in Art Studies, State Institute of Art Studies, senior research fellow.
E-mail: korndorf@mail.ru
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