Federico Tiezzi directs a production that draws on the eponymous novel by Bernhard and stages a seemingly straightforward tale. For over thirty years, musicologist (Sandro Lombardi) sits contemplating a painting by Tintoretto in the Vienna Kunsthistorisches Museum every two days. This unusual ritual intrigues a young writer (Martino D’Amico), and both men draw the attention of the museum keeper (Alessandro Burzotta). Despite its simple plot, the play becomes a veritable reflection on the role of art, modern neuroses and loneliness.