Tempera depicting a classical setting, typical of Giovanni David’s theatrical and scenographic work.

The composition presents a group of figures in antique dress within a luminous, Orientalising landscape. The technique—tempera mixed with watercolour, with touches of lead white and light glazes—is consistent with the artist’s preparatory studies and stage design sketches.

A work of refined quality, representative of the Genoese neoclassical taste of the late 18th century.

Width 48 cm (18.9 in.)
Height 43 cm (16.9 in.)