Homme en habit de ballet

Item data

Title

Homme en habit de ballet

Collection

Prints depicting dance
Ballet or dance scenes from theatrical works, with or without people in them

Names

Bérain, Jean, 1640-1711 (Attributed name)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1680 - 1690 (Questionable)
Issuance: single unit
Place: n.p

Library Location

Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZFA-17 Bér J 8

Subjects

Castanets
Ballet -- 17th century
Ballet -- France -- 17th century
Costume design -- 17th century

Genres

Prints

Notes

Content: Unidentified costume design in the style of Jean Louis Bérain.
Content: A man full length to the front looking left, holding castanets in his upraised hands. He is wearing a plumed headdress and an elaborately decorated and sculpted costume which reaches slightly above the knee. A sword is attached to a chain at his side. Five small figures are in the background.

Physical Description

Engraving
Extent: Cropped to 29.7 x 18.5 cm.

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b12164364
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 9aca5340-8829-0130-462d-58d385a7bbd0

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Still Image

Date Issued

1680

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