19th Century Ballet Costumes

Nineteenth Century Collections Online: European Literature, 1790-1840: The Corvey Collection includes the full-text of more than 9,500 English, French and German titles. The collection is sourced from the remarkable library of Victor Amadeus, whose Castle Corvey collection was one of the most spectacular discoveries of the late 1970s. The Corvey Collection comprises one of the most important collections of Romantic era writing in existence anywhere -- including fiction, short prose, dramatic wor... [Read More]

THE LURE OF PERFECTION: FASHION AND BALLET, 1780-1830 offers a unique look at how ballet influenced contemporary fashion and women's body image, and how street fashions in turn were reflected by the costumes worn by ballet dancers. Through years of research, the author has traced the interplay between fashion, social trends, and the development of dance. During the 18th century, women literally took up twice as much space as men; their billowing dresses ballooned out from their figures, sometime... [Read More]

The first comprehensive monograph on American painter Nicholas Krushenick (1929– 1999) considers his important career and presents an expansive selection of his paintings and studies. Nicholas Krushenick is a key figure in the history of late 20th-century American art. Juxtaposing broad black lines with bold, flat Liquitex colors, Krushenick created hard-edged abstractions that fill his canvases from corner to corner. His energetic forms used experiments in cut paper collage as a springboard, ... [Read More]

Léon Bakst (1866-1924) was a painter, illustrator, stage and costume designer. He is universally acknowledged for representing a synthesis of creative energy in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Bakst travelled widely throughout Europe and in 1890 joined the World of Art journal circle which numbered many artists among its members, the most famous being Benois and Diaghilev. This book illustrates the wealth of Bakst's contribution to the world of theatre and dance. His best known work inc... [Read More]

Начало 20 века было отмечено беспрецедентным взрывом творческого потенциала во всех областях искусства. Превосходящий и европейский, и американский, Русский балет революционизировал театральный дизайн с его декорациями, реквизитами и костюмами, которые пылали от света, �... [Read More]

Leon Bakst (1866-1924) besuchte von 1883 bis 1886 die kaiserliche Kunstakademie in St. Petersburg und begann seine Künstlerkarriere als Illustrator für Zeitschriften. Er setzte sein Studium zunächst in Paris an der Académie Julianfort, kehrte aber 1896nach St. Petersburg zurück und erlangte dort vor allem aufgrund seiner Portraits einen gewissen Bekanntheitsgrad. Zwei Jahre danach gründete Bakst gemeinsam mit Alexander Benois (1870-1960) und Serge Diaghilev (1872-129) die Gruppe Welt der K... [Read More]

The last great work from the glorious era of the Imperial ballets has never before been performed by the La Scala ballet. Based on a medieval legend, the libretto had all the ingredients needed to spark the imagination of the young Alexander Glazunov in his first ballet score. Marius Petipa complemented it with an enormously rich and endless succession of dances, classical variations, exotic dances and character dances, with a grandiose finale, lyrical pas de deux and a heavily featured corps de... [Read More]