QUAGLIO II, Angelo(1829 Munich – 1890 Munich)

Medieval Interior

Pen-and-ink drawing, washed in various shades of gray. Signed lower right. 1867.

41.5 x 54 cm. Framed & under glass : 52.5 x 69 cm (partially gold frame).

Gothic room with various medieval elements. The drawing may have served as a model for a theater set. Signs of age.

Angelo Quaglio the Younger came from the famous Munich artist family Quaglio, whose members created theater backdrops at court for several generations or made a name for themselves as architectural and genre painters. Like many of his predecessors in Munich, Angelo Quaglio was responsible for theater sets, such as the opera sets for Richard Wagner or for private performances for Ludwig II. Later, Quaglio also provided designs for the court theaters in Dresden, Stuttgart, and St. Petersburg.