Design for Judith with the head of Holofernes in Judith

Object detail

Media/Materials

Watercolor, metallic paint, charcoal, and graphite on paper

Measurements

17 3/4 x 20 3/4in (45.1 x 52.7cm)

Credit line

Gift of Robert L. B. Tobin

Accession number

TL1998.54

Object type

Drawings and Watercolors

Department

Theatre Arts

Location

Not on view

Theatre production

Play by Henri Bernstein. Produced at Le Théatre du Gymnase, Paris, 1922.

Documentation

Bakst: Des Ballets Russes à la Haute Couture; 2016; p. 172-73
Through the Eyes of Texas: Masterworks from Alumni Collections; 2013; p. 129, 174

Maker

Léon Bakst (Russian, b.1866, d.1924)

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Russian European costume designs design Theatre Arts dramas plays genres stylization Artistic Devices and Terms pattern Christianity religions Concepts death heroes and villains People women clothing and costume Furnishings and Equipment hats headwear jewelry orange Color red

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