The opera "Messalina" at Bordeaux
Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri de (1864-1901)
Item type:paintingDate of creation:1900-1901Height:99.1 cm (39 in.)Width:72.4 cm (28 1/2 in.)Technique / Medium:oil on canvasAdditional titles
L'opéra Messaline ou théâtre de Bordeaux
Messaline descend l'escalier bordé de figurants
Item location
- Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Mr. and Mrs. George Gard de Sylva Collection[Museum inv. no.: M.46.8.3]
Description
Depiction of and opera scene with a Roman soldier (?Hélion) watching Messaline (title character) descending an elaborate staircase; another soldier and many female characters also visible.
Image URLs
image link 1image link 2Bibliographic references
Martin-Mery, Gilberte. L'art et la musique: Galerie des Beaux-Arts, Bordeaux, 30 mai-30 septembre 1969 (Bordeaux: Delmas, 1969) 67-68, no. 115, pl. 54. RILM 1969-99.
RIdIM record id
1569