Théâtre Italien

Delacroix, Eugène (1798-1863)


Item type:
print
Date of creation:
1821
Height:
25.6 cm  (10 1/16 in.)
Width:
18.6 cm  (7 5/16 in.)
Technique / Medium:
lithography

    Item location

  • Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York)
    [Museum inv. no.: 2004.198]

Description

From the Met Museum: Published in the new liberal daily "Le Miroir," this satirical lithograph holds up the Théâtre Italien in Paris, embodied here by the composer Gioacchino Rossini, as an admirable exemplar of the modern. His pockets stuffed with scores, Rossini adopts a stable, wide-legged stance as he balances his three best-known characters: Figaro, Rosina, and Othello. The commentary that accompanied the print poked fun at Delacroix for publishing it anonymously, while complimenting his drawing as one of "uncommon boldness" that was "biting and witty."

People as subjects

Rossini, Gioachino (1792-1868) (Composer)

RIdIM images


Image URLs

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RIdIM record id

3857