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[Les noces de Pelée et de Thétis] F. Francart del. I. Torelli in. I. Silvestre F.
- Title
- [Les noces de Pelée et de Thétis] F. Francart del. I. Torelli in. I. Silvestre F.
- Author
- Silvestre, Israël, 1621-1691.
- Publication
- [Paris?, 1654]
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- Description
- Etching; 23.2 x 30.5 cm.
- Note
- Set design after Giacomo Torelli, probably drawn by François Francart (1622-1672), and etched by Israel Silvestre.
- Set design for Act I, scene 2, for the opera ballet performed at the Petit Bourbon palace, April 14, 1654, in which the king, Louis XIV, appeared. Libretto by Francesco Buti, text to the ballet by Isaac de Benserade, music by Carlo Caprioli. The scene depicts the same cave as in scene 1 but with Thetis meeting Neptune in the background; Thetis at right, sitting on a shell surrounded by mermaids, Neptune at left riding in a shell chariot led by seahorses.
- Call Number
- *MGZFA-17 Tor G Noc 2
- OCLC
- NYPY737064787-F
- Author
- Silvestre, Israël, 1621-1691.
- Title
- [Les noces de Pelée et de Thétis] F. Francart del. I. Torelli in. I. Silvestre F.
- Imprint
- [Paris?, 1654]
- Connect to:
- Local Subject
- Opera ballet. Le nozze di Peleo e di Teti.Prints (Graphic arts) -- Ballet -- 17th century.Set designs -- 17th century.Ballet -- France -- 17th century.
- Added Author
- Torelli, Giacomo, 1608-1678.Francart, François, 1622-1672.
- Research Call Number
- *MGZFA-17 Tor G Noc 2