Record ID
284891
Creator
Metlicovitz, Leopoldo, 1868-1944.
Object title
Twelve postcards with scenes from Puccini's Tosca [postcard] / illustrated by Leopoldo Metlicovitz.
Published
Milano : Officine G. Ricordi & C., [1899-1900]
Credit line
James Fuld Collection
Provenance
James Fuld.
Notes
A set of souvenir postcards for the Puccini's Tosca, first performed at the Teatro Costanzi, Rome on Jan. 14, 1900. Each card bears a printed publisher's number ranging from 060-071.
Set lacks 070 - Cavaradossi kissing Tosca.
Set lacks 070 - Cavaradossi kissing Tosca.
Contents
060, Tosca laying over Cavaradossi's body -- 061, Angelotti, an escaped political prisoner, takes refuge in a side chapel -- 062, Tosca hovering over the tortured Cavaradossi -- 063, Tosca with knife after stabbing Scarpia -- 064, Inside the church -- 065, Tosca and the dead Cavaradossi alone on top of the Castel Sant'Angelo -- 066, Scarpia offering his hand to Tosca -- 067, One of Scarpia's henchmen delivering news -- 068, Cavaradossi painting while the sacristan looks on -- 069, Scarpia offering holy water to Tosca -- 071, Cavaradossi in front of the firing squad.
Associated names
Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924. Tosca.
Fuld, James J., 1916-2008, former owner.
Fuld, James J., 1916-2008, former owner.
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