Male Actor in Ballet Costume, , Pen and black ink over chalk, 16 7/8 x 12 1/16 in. ( x cm), Drawings, After

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Male Actor in Ballet Costume, , Pen and black ink over chalk, 16 7/8 x 12 1/16 in. ( x cm), Drawings, After (?) Jean Berain (French, Saint-Mihiel 1640–1711 Paris), Drawing with a design for a male ballet costume, consisting of a highly ornamented tonnelet and matching knee breeches with grotesque motifs. The tonnelet, whose structure almost resembles a classical Roman armor, is decorated with an open-winged bat on the chest, which is flanked by strips with beads; similar strips with beads make up the upper part of the sleeves, the shoulders adorned with a cartouche around another bead, and with long, hanging sleeves with ruffled points below the level of the elbows

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Size: 3865px × 5309px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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