Mme Rosati,
1860
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1860
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Mme Rosati, is a 1860 by Marie-Alexandre Alophe, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This print shows a famous dancer from the 1850s in a ballet scene. Alophe made it around 1860 using printmaking. It’s tied to Impressionism and Realism art movements. Carolina Rosati was the highest paid dancer at the Paris Opera when ballet was losing popularity. Yet her prints still show her sharp movements and lively style. Look up the Victoria and Albert Museum for this print.
The print depicts Carolina Rosati in character as Médora from the ballet *Le Corsaire*, standing on her left leg with the right foot pointed and crossed in front. Her pose shows her body facing forward, head slightly turned to the right, with her left arm crossed over her torso and right hand resting near her cheek. She wears a dark green jacket with gold trim over a white blouse adorned with red and white beadwork, paired with a white bell-shaped skirt and an ornate jewelled belt. Her hair is styled with coiled plaits and a decorative cap with gold tassels, reflecting the piratical theme of…
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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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