Carlo Galli Bibiena

Carlo Galli Bibiena was an Italian theatrical designer and the last of the renowned Galli da Bibiena family of artists. This family, active in the 17th and 18th centuries, was celebrated for their elaborate and grand theatrical designs, often employing intricate perspective to create a sense of immense space and splendor.1

Carlo, born in Vienna in 1728, was the son of Giuseppe Galli Bibiena. He traveled extensively, working in Germany, France, the Netherlands, London, Naples, and Stockholm, before settling in Florence. His work contributed to the family's legacy of dazzling settings for operas, funerals, and weddings across European courts. The Bibiena family's innovative use of angled perspective, with two vanishing points, allowed for grander and more fantastical stage designs that required less physical space than traditional single-point perspective.12