Nicolini_by_Ricci_1709.jpg - Wikipedia

Summary

Description

English: A detail from Marco Ricci 's 1709 painting "Rehearsal for an Opera". Ricci was a stage painter at the Queen's Theatre, Haymarket. The singer depicted is believed to be the theatre's leading alto castrato, Nicolo Grimaldi , known as "Nicolini". At least two copies of the painting have been made and sold (see provenance document).

Date

circa 1709

Source

Cropped from a larger painting, shown here. Provenance is confirmed here

Author



Description	Italian painter, printmaker and landscape painter
Date of birth/death	5 June 1676	21 January 1730
Location of birth/death	Belluno	Venice
Work location	Venice , England
Authority file	: Q930162 VIAF : 88651839 ISNI : 0000000140337191 ULAN : 500115726 LCCN : no92024013 MusicBrainz : e94fb0a3-3c3e-486d-8fc0-0f5d67a850df WorldCat

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Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
2011-02-05 21:37	191×228× (21400 bytes)	Brianboulton	{{Information \|Description = A detail from [[Marco Ricci]]'s 1709 painting "Rehearsal for an Opera". Ricci was a stage painter at the Queen's Theatre, Haymarket. The singer depicted is believed to be the theatre's leading alto castrato, [[Nicolo Grima