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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Benestanti
Pietro Floridia, La Colonia Libera |
ICON009336 costume design |
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Ragazze ricche
Pietro Floridia, La Colonia Libera |
ICON009337 costume design |
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Popolane
Pietro Floridia, La Colonia Libera |
ICON009338 costume design |
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Donne Popolo
Pietro Floridia, La Colonia Libera |
ICON009339 costume design |
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Vecchie
Pietro Floridia, La Colonia Libera |
ICON009340 costume design |
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Vecchie
Pietro Floridia, La Colonia Libera |
ICON009341 costume design |
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Meticcie sic
Pietro Floridia, La Colonia Libera |
ICON009342 costume design |
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Indiane
Pietro Floridia, La Colonia Libera |
ICON009343 costume design |
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Benestante
Pietro Floridia, La Colonia Libera |
ICON009344 costume design |
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Cacciatori
Pietro Floridia, La Colonia Libera |
ICON009345 costume design |