Fanny Elssler in La Voliere
1838
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
About the artist
1838
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Fanny Elssler in La Voliere is a 1838 by Gauci, M., a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This print shows a woman mid-movement in a ballet pose. She’s wearing a light-colored, flowing dress with layers of tulle, a belt around her waist, and a flower in her hair. Her arms are curved gracefully, and she’s balancing on one leg, with the other foot lifted behind her. The background is plain and blurry, keeping all focus on her. The artist used soft shading to make the fabric look light and airy, almost like it’s moving. Look up chiaroscuro to see how this shading technique works.
The lithograph depicts a full-length female dancer mid-jump, with pointed feet together and arms bent at the waist, wearing a Romantic ballet costume featuring a low-necked fitted bodice with short puff sleeves, a wide gold belt, and a five-tiered skirt that flares around the legs and hips. Her outfit includes a floral corsage tinted blue and blue-green above the right breast, a floral wreath headdress in similar hues, long pearl necklaces flying outward, and a stole draped over her back, along with gold and pearl bracelets. Titled *La Volière – Portrait of Mademoiselle F. Elssler*, the print…
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