La Castilliana Bolero
5
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
5
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
La Castilliana Bolero is a 5 by Jules Bouvier, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This print shows a moment from a ballet called *Le Délire d'un peintre*. It captures a dancer and her partner mid-performance, dressed in Spanish style. The scene comes from a story about a painter who falls for a dancer. She pretends to be the painting he made of her, then they marry. The dance ends with a lively Spanish bolero. Look up the Victoria and Albert Museum to see more of these Romantic ballet prints.
In a sand-coloured setting with classical pillars and arches, a male dancer stands with his back to the audience, his left leg bearing his weight while his right leg extends forward, feet turned out; he holds castanets in his hands and wears white tights with blue ruched ribbons, a blue Spanish-style jacket with white braid decorations, and a multi-coloured sash. His partner, facing the viewer, mirrors his stance, standing on her left leg with her right foot pointed forward, also holding castanets; her hair is dressed with blue ribbons and flowers, and she wears a blue off-the-shoulder dress…
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Jules Bouvier made 19th-century lithographs that turned leading ballet dancers into star prints.
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