Male Figure in Ballet Costume

17th century

Not on view

Male figure in a ballet costume made up of a tonnelet over a chemise, tight-fitting breeches, stockings, decorated with large grotesque figures on the calf, and high heeled, round-toed shoes with rosettes with pointed petaloids. A cape, decorated with pointed lace motifs, and a headdress, made up of fabric wrapped elaborately around the hair and decorated with a grotesque brooch flanked by a thin feather, complete the costume. A drawing of a female figure by the same hand, bearing a similar inscription, was sold at Piasa, Paris, December 3, 2014 (lot 8). Both appear to be signed "T Remy," an artist about whom nothing is known.

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Title: Male Figure in Ballet Costume
Artist: T Remy (active 17th century)
Artist: circle of Jacques Bellange (French, Bassigny (?) ca. 1575–1616 Nancy)
Artist: Anonymous, French, 17th century
Date: 17th century
Medium: Pen and brown ink
Dimensions: Sheet: 13 3/4 x 8 3/8 in. (35 x 21.2 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: Purchase, The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1970
Object Number: 1970.688
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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