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Jean Bérain
1640-1711
The Sacrificer : Minister of the Temple of Apollo
17th century
Watercolor, pen and black ink, and gold, on vellum.
10 3/4 x 14 3/4 inches (265 x 375 mm)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) before 1913.
2006.15:1
Notes
One of 22 hand-colored etched costume designs for a play or masque by Jean Bérain, designer of theatrical costumes to Louis XIV.
The Sacrificer is a character in the opera "Bellerophon" (first performed: Paris, Opera, 31 January 1679). It was created by the librettists Thomas Corneille (1625-1709) and Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle (1657-1757), and was composed by Jean-Baptiste Lully.
The Sacrificer is a character in the opera "Bellerophon" (first performed: Paris, Opera, 31 January 1679). It was created by the librettists Thomas Corneille (1625-1709) and Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle (1657-1757), and was composed by Jean-Baptiste Lully.
Inscriptions/Markings
Numbered in pen and black ink at top of leaf.
Provenance
J. Pierpont Morgan, before 1913.
Associated names
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.
Classification
Department
Century prints
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