Detail View: Archivision Base to Module 9: Scale models of set designs for Paris Opéra productions

Preferred Title: 
Scale models of set designs for Paris Opéra productions
Image View: 
Maquette for Le Fils de l'étoile (Son of the Star), 1904 production
Creator: 
Amable (Amable Dauphin Petit) (French scenographer, 1846-1916)
Location: 
repository: Musée d'Orsay (Paris, Île-de-France, France)
Location Note: 
62, rue de Lille; on loan from Bibliothèque nationale de France, département Bibliothèque-musée de l'opéra, MAQ-357 and MAQ-355
GPS: 
+48.86-2.325
Date: 
ca. 1904 (creation)
Cultural Context: 
French
Style Period: 
Twentieth century
Work Type 1: 
model (representation)
Work Type 2: 
set (theatrical)
Classification: 
architectural elements
Material: 
cardboard; ink; crayon; watercolor
Technique: 
construction (assembling); painting and painting techniques
Relation Work: 
designedFor Paris Opéra
Description: 
Displayed in the Musée d'Orsay's comprehensive exhibit about the Paris Opéra (Palais Garnier). Located at the end of the museum's central aisle in a space designed by Richard Peduzzi (a stage and set designer), the Opéra gallery presents all aspects of the monument, town planning, architecture and decoration. Two of the maquettes are for the 1904 production of the "musical drama", Le Fils de l'étoile (Son of the Star), based on the story of Simon bar Kokhba, the Syrian pseudo-Messiah (died 135 CE), who led a revolt against the Romans. The five act drama has music by Camille Erlanger, libretto by Catulle Mendès. (Source: Musée d'Orsay [website]; http://www.musee-orsay.fr/en/)
Collection: 
Archivision Addition Module Nine
Identifier: 
1A1-GJ-POM-BB22
Rights: 
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.