Name/Title
Ohne Titel (costume design for La péri by Paul Dukas)Entry/Object ID
120.U.BU.0006Description
The dancer's name appears at the top of the hand colored image, identifying the wearer in the opera Peri, by Paul Dukas. This one-act performance tells the story of Alexander the Great's (Iskander in Persian) search for immortality in Persia with the mythological Peri from whom he temporarily steals the flower of immortality. This figure wears a costume of complex. patterns that are blue, white and green. The blue open skirt has a yellow patterned lining. The figures legs are covered in tan designs on a black background. Swirling around the figure is a long patterned rust scarf.Artwork Details
Medium
Hand colored design sketch: watercolor and gouacheDimensions
Dimension Description
SightHeight
10-5/8 inWidth
6-5/8 inDepth
1 inDimension Description
ImageHeight
10-1/2 inWidth
6-5/8 in