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Stage costume for Dido and Aeneas
Theatrical costume for the character of Dido in Henry Purcell's Dido and Aeneas, play directed by Corrado Pavolini in 1940, Maggio Musicale Fiorentino. Very modern costume to interpret a classical heroine proposed with innovative strength by Felice Casorati. The embroidery interprets the decoration designed by the artist with great technical skill; a long, soft mantle fell from head to toe in the …
Creator
- Felice Casorati
- Felice Casorati (Designer)
- Felice Casorati
- Felice Casorati
Type of item
- Object Type: costume
- Costume
- costume (character dress)
Date
- 1940
- 1940
Medium
- Material: silk
- Silk
- silk (silkworm material)
Creator
- Felice Casorati
- Felice Casorati (Designer)
- Felice Casorati
- Felice Casorati
Type of item
- Object Type: costume
- Costume
- costume (character dress)
Date
- 1940
- 1940
Medium
- Material: silk
- Silk
- silk (silkworm material)
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Creation date
- 1940
- 1940
Places
- San Giuliano Terme
Identifier
- http://mint-projects.image.ntua.gr/europeana-fashion/CAS.1.001
- CAS.1.001
Format
- Technique: weaving techniques
- Technique: decoration techniques
- Color: blue
- Color: gold
- Weave
- textile techniques
- patterning techniques
- blue
- gold
Is part of
- Europeana XX: Century of Change
Is related to
- stage costume
- yarn
- embroidery
Year
- 1940
Providing country
- Italy
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2020-04-20T12:09:04.981Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2022-10-24T11:00:39.481Z