The archive’s iconographic collection is from the 19th and 20th centuries. The archive has about 600 original stage designs, mostly from the premieres of the respective works, starting with the designs for Verdi’s Attila by Giuseppe Bertoja up to Nicola Benois’s designs for Respighi’s La Fiamma from the 1930s. For some operas there are different variations, such as for Puccini’s Tosca and La bohème, depending on the size of the intended theater. Secondly, the picture collection consists of a collection of thousands of individual costume designs, most of them created by famous designers.
Iconographies | Description | ID | Date |
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Stendardi Reali, Bandiera di Spagna
Giuseppe Verdi, Don Carlo |
ICON001789 prop design |
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Vesillo dell'Università, porta spada del Re
Giuseppe Verdi, Don Carlo |
ICON001790 prop design |
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Attrezzeria
Giuseppe Verdi, Don Carlo |
ICON001791 prop design |
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Attrezzeria
Giuseppe Verdi, Don Carlo |
ICON001792 prop design |
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Helios
Félicien-César David, Herculanum |
ICON007744 costume design |
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Helios
Félicien-César David, Herculanum |
ICON007745 costume design |
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Olympia
Félicien-César David, Herculanum |
ICON007746 costume design |
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Olympia
Félicien-César David, Herculanum |
ICON007747 costume design |
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Lilia
Félicien-César David, Herculanum |
ICON007748 costume design |
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Lilia
Félicien-César David, Herculanum |
ICON007749 costume design |