ARTIST: Alexander Nikolaevich Benois (Russia, 1870-1960)
TITLE OF WORK: Costume design for the opera "Le rossignol" (The nightingale): The Emperor
TYPE OF WORK: Watercolor on paper
DATE: 1914
COMMENTS: "Le rossignol", opera by the Balets Russes. Music by I. Stravinsky after a tale by Andersen; choreography by B. Romanov, scenery and costumes by A. Benois. In 1916 the opera was presented with scenery
LOCALITY OF REFERENCE: Russia, France, Paris, China
TITLE OF WORK: Inside horizontal illustration also depicts a scene in a Zenana, but at night. Two lovers are shown with attendants, musicians and a dancer.
TYPE OF WORK: Painting, lacquered papier mâché, cardboard
DATE: 1815
DATE DETAILS: approx.
COMMENTS: Book cover with painted illustrations on both sides. Outside vertical illustration depicts a daytime scene in a Zenana, or harem. Two lovers are shown before attendants, musicians and a dancer. A tray
TITLE OF WORK: New combination of garment specially intended for theatrical dance (Nouvelle combinaison de robe spécialement destinée à la danse théâtrale)
TYPE OF WORK: Drawing
DATE: 1893
COMMENTS: Loïe Fuller. Original drawing of the patent, filed in Paris on 13/01/1893
TITLE OF WORK: Décor design for the ballet "Le renard"
TYPE OF WORK: Watercolor on paper
DATE: 1921
COMMENTS: "Le renard", ballet burlesque with songs, in one act, by the Ballets Russes. Music and story by Igor Stravisnsky; choreography by B, Nijinska; decors and costumes by M. Larionov
TITLE OF WORK: Costume design for the ballet "Le bal": Young Italian Peasant Woman
TYPE OF WORK: Drawing, pencil and watercolor on paper
DATE: 1929
COMMENTS: "Le bal", ballet in two scenes, by the Ballets Russes, 1929. Music by V. Rieti, story by Boris Kochno; choreography by Geirge Balanchine; curtain, décors and costumes by Giorgio de Chirico.
COMMENTS: "Bacchae" from the cycle "Mania thebata" directed by Th. Terzopoulos, presented at the Epidaurus Theater. Chorus composed by students of the Volkwang Schule, Essen
LOCALITY OF REFERENCE: Antiquity, Greece, France, Germany
TITLE OF WORK: Woman dancing to right, in Phrygian cap with white border, embroidered. Pottery: Lebes gamikos
TYPE OF WORK: Painting, red-figure vase
DATE: -335
DATE DETAILS: BC approx.
DIMENSIONS: 31.5 cm height
COMMENTS: South Italian red figured pottery lebes gamikos. Campanian art.rnDesigns red on black ground, with white accessories. On the shoulder, wave-pattern and four knobs; a similar knob on each handle; below
LOCALITY OF REFERENCE: Ancient, Greece, Campania, Persia