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Les tombeaux du Roy de l'Isle de Naxos

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Description

1 print : engraving, b&w; 22 x 33 cm.

Subjects

Genre/Form

Prints – 17th century.

Note

Caption, following title: Qui est une décoration du premier acte de l'opera de Venus jalouse. Inventé par Jacques Torelli de Fano en Italie, et gravé par Aveline avec privil. du roy.
Image depicts an underground cave scene from the opera La Venere gelosa, or Jealous Venus, performed in 1643 at the Teatro novissimo in Venice. A club wielding Centaur gestures toward 6 men in armour and plumed hats. Along the side of the cave another man rides a chariot borne on clouds, propelled by giant serpents. The back, top portion of the cave opens up, revealing a landscape scene, lending perspective and depicting the world above ground
Upper left, marked: s14.

Publications (note)

Reproduced and discussed in Design for ballet by Mary Clarke and Clement Crisp. (New York, Hawthorn Books, 1978), p. 28.

Call Number

*MGZFA-17 Cre J Ven 2

OCLC

225864877

Author

Crépy, Jean, 1660-approximately 1730.

Title

Les tombeaux du Roy de l'Isle de Naxos [graphic] / Crepy ex.

Imprint

[Paris], [168-?]

Publications

Reproduced and discussed in Design for ballet by Mary Clarke and Clement Crisp. (New York, Hawthorn Books, 1978), p. 28.

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Cournand, Gilberte. Former owner

Aveline, Pierre, le vieux, 1654-1722.

Torelli, Giacomo, 1608-1678.

Research Call Number

*MGZFA-17 Cre J Ven 2