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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Nicanor
Félicien-César David, Herculanum |
ICON007751 costume design |
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Garde
Félicien-César David, Herculanum |
ICON007752 costume design |
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Garde
Félicien-César David, Herculanum |
ICON007753 costume design |
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Chretien
Félicien-César David, Herculanum |
ICON007754 costume design |
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Chretien
Félicien-César David, Herculanum |
ICON007755 costume design |
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Suite d'Olympia
Félicien-César David, Herculanum |
ICON007756 costume design |
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Patricienne
Félicien-César David, Herculanum |
ICON007757 costume design |
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Patricienne
Félicien-César David, Herculanum |
ICON007758 costume design |
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Satrape
Félicien-César David, Herculanum |
ICON007759 costume design |
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Persan
Félicien-César David, Herculanum |
ICON007760 costume design |