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Parte delle Fiure del balletto

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Title
Parte delle Fiure del balletto, Fog. III.
Names
Della Bella, Stefano, 1610-1664 (Artist)
Parigi, Alfonso, d. 1656 (Set designer)
Collection

Prints depicting dance

Subjects

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1652
Place: Fiorenza
Publisher: all'Arciduca
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZFA-17 Bel S Hor 1
Topics
Horse ballet
Pageants -- Italy
Genres
Prints
Notes
One of 4 pieces, illustrations for the text of an entertainment; twelve figures of an equestrian ballet depicted in twelve 7.6 cm. squares. Performed by night in 1652 for the Archdukes Ferdinand Charles and Sigismund Francis and the Archduchess Anne of Tuscany in the arena next to the Grand-Ducal Palace in Florence. The horse ballet followed a sham equestrian battle, both composed by Tommaso Guidoni; verses recited by Benedetto Rigoli; costumes and scenery by Alfonso Parigi. -Cf. *MGT Victoria and Albert Museum. Ballet designs and illustrations, 1581-1940. p. 7. Also see: MDDF Vesme, A de. Le peintre-graveur italien. no. 67.
Physical Description
Etching
Extent: 30.8 x 22.8 cm.
Fair condition, tears on top and left side restored.
Type of Resource
Still image
Languages
Italian
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12148533
Other local Identifier: NYPY737056273-F
Other local Identifier: oi_[ps_dan_973]
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 653379b0-7d2f-0130-cb8b-58d385a7b928
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1610: Creator Born
  • 1652: Issued
  • 1664: Creator Died
  • 2019: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Parte delle Fiure del balletto" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1652. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6ec71900-7de4-0130-8db5-58d385a7b928

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Parte delle Fiure del balletto" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 19, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6ec71900-7de4-0130-8db5-58d385a7b928

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1652). Parte delle Fiure del balletto Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6ec71900-7de4-0130-8db5-58d385a7b928

Wikipedia Citation

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Parte delle Fiure del balletto