ARTIST: Adrien Marie (France, 1848-1891) (drawing)
TITLE OF WORK: Opera. "The two pigeons", a ballet by Mr. André Messager. The Return, a scene of act 3 (Opéra. "Les deux pigeons", ballet de M. André Messager. Le retour, scène du 3e acte)
TYPE OF WORK: Print
DATE: 1886
DIMENSIONS: 31.5 x 18.6 cm
COMMENTS: "The two pigeons", ballet by André Messager. The return, scene from act 3. Gourouli (Miss Rosita Mauri), Pepio (Miss Sanlaville), Mikalia (Miss Montaubry); Presented at the Paris Opera.
TITLE OF WORK: Universal Exhibition. Netherlands Indies. Javanese dancers at the Esplanade des Invalides (Exposition Universelle. Indes Néerlandaises. Les danseuses javanaises à l'Esplanade des Invalides)
TYPE OF WORK: Print
DATE: 1889
DIMENSIONS: 20.3 x 29.2 cm
LOCALITY OF REFERENCE: Orient, Netherlands Indies, France, Paris
TITLE OF WORK: "Orfa", ballet; 1st act ("Orfa", ballet; 1er acte)
TYPE OF WORK: Print, woodcut
DATE: 1853
DIMENSIONS: 18.3 x 22.7 cm
COMMENTS: Académie Impériale de Musique; décoration de M. Thierry; Mlle Cerrito (Orfa) et Mlles Taglioni, Robert, Emarot, Caroline, Bagdanoff, Louise et Mathilde Marquet; chorégraphie par M. Mazilier
TITLE OF WORK: Greek girl dancing in a village street
TYPE OF WORK: Painting, oil on canvas
DATE: 1872
DATE DETAILS: approx.
DIMENSIONS: 65 x 54 cm
COMMENTS: Wrongly titled sometimes "Festival in Megara"; the costume has nothing to do with Megara, and the scene does not show a festival but an intimate scene
TITLE OF WORK: Costume design for the ballet "Le triomphe de l'amour": A Page
TYPE OF WORK: Watercolor
DATE: 1681
DIMENSIONS: 30 x 20 cm
COMMENTS: This ballet - created on 21/01/1681 on music by Lully - was the first time that professional female dancers appeared before lords of the court.
TITLE OF WORK: Female figure dancing to left. Pottery: red-figured skyphos (cup)
TYPE OF WORK: Painting, pottery, red-figured skyphos
DATE: -340
DATE DETAILS: BC approx.
DIMENSIONS: 15.7 x 24.4 cm
COMMENTS: Found in Puglia, Italy. Made in Paestum. Dancer, apparently a maenad, has head thrown right back, bushy hair, long chiton with a stripe down the front, sandals, bracelet on right arm which is extended
