Costume design for a dancer in an unidentified production at the court of Louis XIV

Maker and role
Artist: Jean Berain, French, 1640-1711
 Year
ca. 1682

Object detail

Media/Materials
Ink and watercolor on paper
Measurements
10 3/4 x 8in (27.3 x 20.3cm)
Credit line
Gift of The Tobin Endowment
Accession number
TL2004.74.2
Object type
Drawings and Watercolors
Department
Theatre Arts
Location
Not on view
Further information
As chief designer of the French court, Berain created the elaborate allegorical settings and costumes expected in opera, a new theatrical genre incoporating drama and ballet.
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