Atrium of the house of Sallust, Alessandro Sanquirico, 1827

Alessandro sanquirico's set design from the 1827 la scala production of giovanni pacini's opera, l'ultimo giorno di pompei. Hand-colored aquatint. Raccolta di varie decorazioni sceniche inventate ed eseguite per il r. Teatro alla scala di milano (collection of various scenic decorations designed and executed for the royal theater at la scala, milan), about 1827–32, carlo sanquirico (italian, active 1820s–1830s) after alessandro sanquirico (italian, 1777–1849). Date: 1827.