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Le grand théâtre imperial
- Title
- Le grand théâtre imperial [graphic].
- Publication
- [1817?]
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | Still image | Supervised use | *MGZFX Anon Gra 1 | Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Committee for the Jerome Robbins Dance Division. fnd
- Found In
- Irina Baronova collection.
- Description
- 1 print : lithograph, b&w; 33 x 45 cm.
- Summary
- Representation of the façade of the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow.
- Donor/Sponsor
- Dance Committee Purchase Fund.
- Alternative Title
- Irina Baronova collection. Graphics.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Lithographs.
- Note
- Caption title.
- The date 1817 appears on the Cyrillic inscription on the entablature.
- Funding (note)
- Purchased with funds from the Committee for the Jerome Robbins Dance Division.
- Biography (note)
- The Bolshoi Theatre has been destroyed and rebuilt many times. This print may be a conjectural view of the building designed by Joseph Bové, the architect who supervised the reconstruction of Moscow after the devastating fire of 1812 during the Napoleonic War. Its proportions are different from the structure that was actually built, but its components are the same, including the neoclassical façade with its eight Ionic columns supporting an entablature and pediment.
- Linking Entry (note)
- Forms part of: Irina Baronova collection. Graphics.
- Call Number
- *MGZFX Anon Gra 1
- OCLC
- 825067642
- Title
- Le grand théâtre imperial [graphic].
- Imprint
- [1817?]
- Funding
- Purchased with funds from the Committee for the Jerome Robbins Dance Division.
- Biography
- The Bolshoi Theatre has been destroyed and rebuilt many times. This print may be a conjectural view of the building designed by Joseph Bové, the architect who supervised the reconstruction of Moscow after the devastating fire of 1812 during the Napoleonic War. Its proportions are different from the structure that was actually built, but its components are the same, including the neoclassical façade with its eight Ionic columns supporting an entablature and pediment.
- Linking Entry
- Forms part of: Irina Baronova collection. Graphics.
- Local Note
- Cataloging funds provided by Friends of Jerome Robbins Dance Division.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
- Committee for the Jerome Robbins Dance Division. Funder
- Added Title
- Irina Baronova collection. Graphics.
- Found In:
- Irina Baronova collection.
- Research Call Number
- *MGZFX Anon Gra 1