_Ferdinando Bibiena_ (Bolognese: 1657-1743).
Ferdinando Galli, called Bibiena, was one of a family of
artists who came from a place of that name in the Bolognese
State. He was a celebrated architect and scenic artist. He
was engaged at many of the European courts in the arrangement
of state pageants. He executed several works for Ranuccio
Farnese, Duke of Parma. His architectural and perspective views
are to be seen in the principal galleries in Italy. In these
the figures are usually painted by his brother Francesco.
Ferdinando, who published several works on architecture, became
blind in his old age.
A scene in the theatre with _Othello_ being played. The pit is
unseated; it is a kind of "promenade play."