TITLE OF WORK: Rudolf Nureyev as Prince Florimunt in the ballet "La belle au bois dormant"
TYPE OF WORK: Drawing, black marker on paper
DATE: 1981
COMMENTS: Music by P. I. Tchaikovsky, choreography by Petipas and Nureyev, Ballet of the Vienna State OPera. Athens, Herodes Atticus Theater, 08/09/1981.
TITLE OF WORK: "Ballet de la Douairière de Billebahaut": Entry of the Frozen ("Ballet de la Douairière de Billebahaut": Entrée des gelés)
TYPE OF WORK: Drawing, pen, wash and gouache
DATE: 1626
DIMENSIONS: 28.7 x 44 cm
COMMENTS: The "damoiseux gelés" try towarm up holding a fire pot and a flaming hat. The pyrotechnic effects of the ballets at the court of Louis XIII were created by the royal firework-maker Horace Morel