N. BITTNER (*1786) after DE PIAN (*1784), Leyulus,... Lot 145

N. BITTNER (*1786) after DE PIAN (*1784), Leyulus, theatre backdrop, around 1818, Etching Norbert Bittner (1786 - 1851 ) after Antonio de Pian (1784 Venice - 1851 Vienna): Leyulus, theatre backdrop with classical portico, c. 1818, Etching Technique: Etching on Paper Inscription: At the lower part signed in the printing plate: "N. Bittner f. N 89 / de Pian invt.". At the lower part inscribed by another person: "Leyulus". Date: c. 1818 Description: This is an architectural drawing, executed in pen and ink, depicting the interior view of a neoclassical vestibule. Ionic columns supporting an architrave can be seen, above which is a richly decorated frieze and a lunette-shaped window. Symmetrically placed sculptures in niches and a wreath-weaving putto above the central portal accentuate the axis of the room. The design is characterised by a determined precision and conveys a palpable interest in the reception of antiquity. Source: Norbert Bittner (1786 -1851 ) Theaterdecorationen nach den Original Skitzen des k.k. Hof Theater Mahlers Anton de Pian, gestochen und verlegt von Norbert Bittner, um, 1818, No. 89 | Theater, Landscape, Architecture Keywords: Architectural drawing; Pen drawing; Ink; Classicism; Vestibule; Ionic columns; Architrave; Frieze; Lunette window; Symmetry; Room axis; Sculptures; Niches; Putto; Portal; Reception of antiquity; Precision; Drawing technique; Interior architecture; Design, 19th century, Romanticism, Architecture, Austria, Vienna, Size: Paper: 17,5 cm x 21,8 cm (6,9 x 8,6 in), Plate: 13,3 cm x 15,7 cm (5,2 x 6,2 in)