Costume Design for Captain Faloppa in "The Good-Humored Ladies" (Le Donne de Buon Umore), premiered in Rome, April 12, 1917

Léon Bakst Russian, born present day Belarus

1917

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Design for the character and costume of 'Captain Faloppa'; one of the male characters in the ballet 'Le Donne de Buon Umore’ (The Good Humored Ladies), based on Carlo Goldoni's opera of 1758. The ballet performance by the Ballet Russe premiered in Rome at the Teatro Costanza on April 12, 1917 with music by Domenico Scarlatti and orchestrated by Vincenzo Tommasini. The choreography was arranged by Léonide Massine, and the scenery and costumes were designed by Léon Bakst. This drawing shows a full-length design with the figure of Faloppa portrayed from the side, wearing a large black hat, a red overcoat and an orange cape and holding a large sword in his right hand. While highly detailed, the drawing is somewhat coarse and may be a workshop copy made by one of Bakst's assistants. It thus froms an illustration of the workshop practice of Bakst and the theater productions of the Ballet Russe. A design for a stage set for this particular production is also part of the Museum's collection.

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Title: Costume Design for Captain Faloppa in "The Good-Humored Ladies" (Le Donne de Buon Umore), premiered in Rome, April 12, 1917
Artist: Léon Bakst (Russian (born present day Belarus), Hrodna (Grodno) 1866–1924 Paris) , and /or workshop
Date: 1917
Medium: Watercolor, graphite, touches of metallic powder paint
Dimensions: Sheet: 19 3/16 × 12 15/16 in. (48.8 × 32.8 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: Gift of Jacqueline Loewe Fowler, 2020
Object Number: 2021.16.26
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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