Ettore Rondelli - Set Design from Rigoletto

Landscape has always been a central theme in artistic research, both as a setting, as a backdrop, and as a subject itself. The naturalistic depiction of landscape has been a major aspiration for artists of every era. Each historical period has offered its own interpretation of landscape, contributing to the evolution of its depiction: first with research into space, through Brunelleschi's perspective in the early Renaissance; then with atmospheric rendering in the sixteenth century; and finally with the depiction of every single vibration of light on objects in Impressionism. This landscape is a precious testimony to Ettore Rondelli's work as a set designer. It is, in fact, a draft for Rigoletto, staged in 1972 at the Baths of Caracalla in Rome. The backdrop was designed for a scene in Act IV.

The work displays the typical pictorial style found in Ettore Rondelli's set design sketches. Thus, the painting is distinguished by an exceptional technique that leads to an extremely detailed representation of the objects. This is essential for a theatrical production, since the scene itself, with its wealth of detail, has a narrative flow, describing an environment. The setting, of course, has a scenographic character, presenting a profound spatial opening ordered by perspective. Formally, Ettore Rondelli's brushstrokes are rapid and manage to convey a sense of immediacy despite the attention to detail in the subject's execution.

Ettore Rondelli is one of the most important set designers in the Italian theater scene. He has created sets for numerous operas and productions. His sketches, which are veritable paintings, are very famous. An artist with a solid academic background, Ettore Rondelli, in conjunction with his work as a set designer, creates beautiful landscapes, meticulously crafted down to the smallest detail, with great creativity and narrative flair.

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