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Watercolor stage design of an arched cloister with columns, a domed church behind, tall cypress trees at right, and small figures in the courtyard.

Stage Design, Cloister at Night

A watercolor and ink stage design showing a Romanesque-style cloister with rounded arches, slender columns, and a domed church behind. Cypress trees rise at right beneath a pale, cloudy sky, and small figures stand in the courtyard.

Artist
Gaëtano Malagodi
Date
1869
Medium
Pen and black ink, brush and watercolor on white wove paper
Source
Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)
Size
4000 × 2699 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1869).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Español: Diseño escénico, claustro de noche

Un diseño escénico en acuarela y tinta que muestra un claustro de estilo románico con arcos de medio punto, columnas esbeltas y una iglesia con cúpula al fondo. Cipreses se elevan a la derecha bajo un cielo nublado, y pequeñas figuras aparecen en el patio.

Português: Cenário teatral, claustro à noite

Um cenário teatral em aquarela e tinta mostrando um claustro de estilo românico, com arcos de volta perfeita, colunas esguias e uma igreja com cúpula ao fundo. Ciprestes se erguem à direita sob um céu nublado, e pequenas figuras aparecem no pátio.