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Vertu médicale du boléro

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Prints depicting dance

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Theatrical dancers, singly or in pairs

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Les papillons [selections]

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Title
Vertu médicale du boléro
Names
Varin, Amédée, 1818-1883 (Artist)
Gabriel de Gonet, éditeur (Publisher)
Varin, Amédée, 1818-1883 (Engraver)
Collection

Prints depicting dance

Theatrical dancers, singly or in pairs

Les papillons [selections]

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1852
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZFX Var A Pap 3
Topics
Butterflies
Genres
Prints
Notes
Acquisition: Gift; Estate of Leon Danielian, 1997.
Biographical/historical: Amédée Varin, sometimes called Pierre Amédée Varin, was a French draftsman, painter, and engraver. He appears to be best known today for his works of whimsy. In addition to Les papillons, he also published L'empire des légumes (ca. 1850), a social satire about a world of vegetable people.
Content: Zygène Rhadamante. -- Caption below print.
Content: D'un bond, ou plus tôt d'un coup d'aile, elle se trouve trqnsportée sur la plate-bande où les premières fleurs du printemps s'entreuvraient sou son balcon. -- Caption at bottom of page
Biographical/historical: Zygaena rhadamanthus is a species of moth with glossy dark gray and red wings.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 print : steel engraving, color ; 27 x 17 cm. or smaller.
Description
A print from Les papillons, ou metamorphoses terrestres des peuples de l'air par Amédée Varin, texte par Eu[gène] Nus et An[tony] Meray, published in Paris by Gabriel de Gonet; originally issued in parts. This print, headed Vertu médicale du boléro, is illustrated with a hand-colored steel engraving by Varin and depicts a female human figure with butterfly wings and antennae. She wears a costume similar to those worn by ballerinas of the period.
Type of Resource
Still image
Text
Languages
French
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 824999880
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b19756993
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): faca4140-cb5f-013b-80e7-0242ac110002
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1818: Creator Born
  • 1852: Issued
  • 1883: Creator Died
  • 2023: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
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MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Vertu médicale du boléro" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1852. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/eb546ab0-5ddd-0135-9741-0a15addc9697

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Vertu médicale du boléro" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/eb546ab0-5ddd-0135-9741-0a15addc9697

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1852). Vertu médicale du boléro Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/eb546ab0-5ddd-0135-9741-0a15addc9697

Wikipedia Citation

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Vertu médicale du boléro