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Teatro Comunale Pavarotti-Freni

Modena

A backdrop made of ANM - Nomentana canvas, natural colour, painted by Rinaldo Rinaldi and Maria Grazia Cervetti for the Teatro Comunale di Modena.The painting represents a Frontward lifting curtain with single panel and vertical fullness on which the 19th-century façade of the theater is painted.The gigantic trompe-l'oeil ...
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... admirably synthesizes the imaginative skills and virtuosity of the two Modenese painters and set designers, both students of the great and unforgettable set designer Koki Fregni.The upper part of the canvas curtain depicts ...
... the statue that stands out on the gable of the theater's façade, depicting
... that opens onto the velvet curtain, hangs a bronze mirror reflecting the hall: theatre is a reflection of society, the metaphor says.Every detail is painted to emphasize the impression of three-dimensionality and deceive the observer's eye.
Teatro Comunale Luciano Pavarotti di Modena
Pictorial realization and making
Rinaldo Rinaldi
Maria Grazia Cervetti

Materials used in this production

ANM - Nomentana

Muslin and canvas

Frontward lifting curtain

Typology of curtain

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