Carnival in the Doge’s Palace 1853. By Charles Becker Historical Venice carnival and nobility costumes. Karl Ludwig Friedrich Becker (1820-1900) was a German historical painter and president of the Berlin Academy.… Read More
Frederick MARRIOTT, (1860-1941). Painter and etcher of landscapes, architectural subjects and portraits.
Mrs. Kendal, Miss Ellen Terry and Mr. Tree in ” The merry wives of Windsor,” by John Collier. The Merry Wives of Windsor is a comedy by William Shakespeare from 1597. The… Read More
Drawings by Abanindranath Tagore. Princess Lotus, In the dark night, Buddha and Sujata.
“Dies Irae.” An Illustration to Kenneth Grahame’s “Dream Days.” By Maxfield Parrish. Dream Days is a collection of stories by the English writer Kenneth Grahame, which was first published in 1898
” The Broken String of Beats “. Art nouveau illustration by Hede von Trapp 1910s. Hede von Trapp 1877-1947 was an Austrian poet, painter and graphic artist of the Art… Read More
Ariel (air spirit), a fictional character in Shakespeare’s The Tempest.
Russian dancer Vaslav Nijinsky (1890 – 1950) dancing in the role of the Golden Slave in ‘Scheherazade’.
Alexander Sacharoff and Clotilde von Derp regarded as one of the most famous couples in the history of dance.
Folies Bergère, Paris. Costume by George Barbier. Costume design by George Barbier for the cabaret music hall Folies Bergère, Paris 1925. George Barbier (1882-1932), pseudonym Édouard William Larry, was a… Read More
