Ferdinando Galli Bibiena

Italian theatrical designer and architect

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In Galli da Bibiena family
Ferdinando Galli Bibiena (1657–1743), born at Bologna, was the son of Giovanni Maria. He studied painting under Carlo Cignani, architecture under Giulio Troili (called Paradosso), and scene design under Giacomo Torelli. On Cignani’s recommendation he entered the service of the duke of Parma. His chief…
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In theatre: Scenic design
…design were made by Italy’s Bibiena family, of whom the best known members were Ferdinando, Francesco, Giuseppe, Antonio, and Carlo. Around 1703, at Bologna, Ferdinando introduced angled perspective. Previously, stage design was based on one-point perspective using a single vanishing point, in which all lines appear to recede with distance…
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