Melle Fiocre
1860
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1860
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Melle Fiocre is a 1860 by Marie-Alexandre Alophe, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This print shows Louise Fiocre as Cupid in a ballet outfit. The artist turned a dancer into the god of love with wings and a bow. Fun fact: this image comes from a series about Paris Opera dancers. The series was made around 1860 when photography was new and printmaking was popular. Look up the Victoria and Albert Museum next.
The lithograph depicts Louise Fiocre in the role of Cupid, identifiable by her wings, bow, and quiver, performing in the ballet segment of the opera *Pierre de Médicis* at the Paris Opera in 1860. She stands in a classical ballet pose, her left leg supporting her weight while the right foot is pointed forward, her hands resting on the bow; her attire includes a pale blue off-the-shoulder bodice with gold accents, a white sash, and a gold band securing a quiver, paired with a knee-length bell-shaped skirt adorned with gold spots and bands. The print is the seventh in Alophe’s series *Les…
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French lithographer who printed theater stars on silky paper in the 1860s. His prints capture ballerinas in *La Sylphide* and *Marco Spada*, Mademoiselle Fiocre in a Florentine drama, and Mademoiselle Plunkett twirling…
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