Melle Marquet,
1860
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1860
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Melle Marquet, is a 1860 by Marie-Alexandre Alophe, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
The image depicts a ballet dancer in a stylized costume representing an Indian bayadère, standing en pointe on her right leg with her left leg extended behind. Her costume includes a white bodice with gold trim, a blue overskirt adorned with gold coins, and a bell-shaped skirt decorated with floral motifs, paired with elaborate jewelry such as a multi-row pearl necklace and jeweled belts. The dancer’s pose, with her right hand on her hip and left hand holding her skirt, suggests a theatrical presentation typical of 19th-century ballet productions. The costume blends Indian-inspired elements…
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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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