Pencil, 348 x 417 mm. Inscribed by the artist in pencil in the bottom right-hand corner: “Monaco 12/1 1877 – EDo… abbreviation in ligature – Mio Atelier“

Condition: 2 vertical creases in the right half; rather foxy, laid down.

The view of the studio was created at the end of an approximately five-year stay in Munich, where Donadini was master pupil of Carl Theodor von Piloty. However, the influence of Hans Makart, whom Donadini had met in Venice, is unmistakable.

The motif is a typical late 19th century studio with an overabundance of requisites, which were used for complex picture arrangements and were simultaneously intended to amaze visitors with their opulence. The nonchalant mannequin in the centre of the picture, dressed in Renaissance garb and striking an almost lifelike pose, gives the picture a rather whimsical touch.