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Arts and Crafts Museum, Zagreb, Croatia, Europe

The Faun (Nijinsky), costume design for the Ballets Russes, 1912. Artist: Leon Bakst
The Faun (Nijinsky), costume design for the Ballets Russes, 1912

People wearing traditional dress during Corpus Christi celebration, La Orotava, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, Atlantic, Europe

Indian Dance (La Marquise de Casati), 1912. Artist: Leon Bakst
Indian Dance (La Marquise de Casati), 1912. Published in L Art Decoratif de Leon Bakst. (Paris, 1913). From a private collection

Portrait of a Tobas warrior during carnival called The Devil Dance (La Diablada), Oruro, Bolivia, South America

Venus and Adonis, 1553. Artist: Titian
Venus and Adonis, 1553. From the Museo del Prado, Madrid, Spain

Cleopatra, ballet costume design, 1909. Artist: Leon Bakst
Cleopatra, ballet costume design, 1909. Costume sketch for Ida Rubinstein for the ballet Cleopatra performed during the 1909 season of the Ballets Russes in Paris

Fairy Carabosse, costume design for Tchaikovskys ballet Sleeping Beauty
Fairy Carabosse, costume design for Tchaikovskys ballet The Sleeping Beauty, early 19th century

Bacchante, costume design for a Ballets Russes production of Tcherepnins Narcisse, 1911. From the Musee Stravinski-Diaghilev

Le Dieu Bleu ( The Blue God ), ballet costume design, 1911. Artist: Leon Bakst
Le Dieu Bleu ( The Blue God ), ballet costume design, 1911

The Shah of Persia, costume design for a Ballets Russes production of Scheherazade, c1913. Published in L Art Decoratif de Leon Bakst. (Paris, 1913). From a private collection

Set design for Act II of a Ballet Russes production of Ravels Daphnis and Chloe, 1912. Published in L Art Decoratif de Leon Bakst. (Paris, 1913). From the Museum of Decorative Arts, Paris

Chloe Abandoned, design for a Ballet Russes production of Ravels Daphnis and Chloe, 1910-1911. From the Museum of Decorative Arts, Paris

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Masked ceremonial Dogon dancer near Sangha, Bandiagara escarpment, Dogon area, Mali, West Africa, Africa

Costume design for Ida Rubinstein as Helen in the ballet Helen of Sparta, 1912. Published in L Art Decoratif de Leon Bakst. (Paris, 1913). From a private collection

Les Bayaderes, 1838

Absinthe / Victor Hugo, c1895-1900. Artist: Guillaume Apollinaire
Absinthe/Victor Hugo, c1895-1900. Sketch and text for a Guignol puppet scene. From a private collection

Popular festivities, mid 19th century. A young couple dance round a garlanded pole (Maypole) while a second couple wait outside the inn to take their turn

Spanish dancers, mid 19th century. Dancers in traditional costume and using castanets are accompanied by guitar and violin players

Venus and the Lute Player, c1565-1570. Artist: Titian
Venus and the Lute Player, c1565-1570. From the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA

Set design for a Ballets Russes production of Cleopatra, 1909. Artist: Leon Bakst
Set design for a Ballets Russes production of Cleopatra, 1909. From the Museum of Modern Art, New York, USA

A Young Rajah, ballet costume design, 1911. Artist: Leon Bakst
A Young Rajah, ballet costume design, 1911. Costume design for a Ballets Russes production of Le Dieu Bleu (The Blue God), story by Jean Cocteau and Frederigo de Madrazo, music by Reynaldo Hahn

Set design for the ballet Scheherazade, c1913. Artist: Leon Bakst
Set design for the ballet Scheherazade, c1913. Published in L Art Decoratif de Leon Bakst. (Paris, 1913). From a private collection

Costume Moderne, 1910. Artist: Leon Bakst
Costume Moderne, 1910. Published in L Art Decoratif de Leon Bakst. (Paris, 1913). From a private collection

Bayadere with Peacock, ballet costume design, 1911. Artist: Leon Bakst
Bayadere with Peacock, ballet costume design, 1911

The Downpour, set design for a ballet, 1906. Artist: Leon Bakst
The Downpour, set design for a ballet, 1906. From the Russian State Museum, St Petersburg, Russia

The Sectet of the Harem, set design for a ballet, c1913. Artist: Leon Bakst
The Sectet of the Harem, set design for a ballet, c1913. Published in L Art Decoratif de Leon Bakst. (Paris, 1913). From a private collection

Set design for a Ballets Russes production of Ravels Daphnis et Chloe, 1912. Published in L Art Decoratif de Leon Bakst. (Paris, 1913). From a private collection

Set design for Thamar, ballet by Mily Balakirev, 1912. Artist: Leon Bakst
Set design for Thamar, ballet by Mily Balakirev, 1912. Published in L Art Decoratif de Leon Bakst. (Paris, 1913). From the Musee des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

The Firebird, costume design for Stravinskys ballet The Firebird, 1910. Artist: Leon Bakst
The Firebird, costume design for a Ballets Russes production of Stravinskys ballet The Firebird, 1910. Published in L Art Decoratif de Leon Bakst. (Paris, 1913). From a private collection

Premiere Bacchante, costume design for a production of Tcherepnins Narcisse
Premiere Bacchante, costume design for a Ballets Russes production of Tcherepnins Narcisse, 1911. Published in L Art Decoraif de Leon Bakst. (Paris, 1913). From a private collection

Two Heralds, ballet costume design, 1911. Artist: Leon Bakst
Two Heralds, ballet costume design, 1911. Design for the performance of Debussys Le Martyre de St Sebastien (The Torment of St Sebastian) at Pariss Chatelet Theatre

Sleeping Beauty, ballet costume design, c1913. Artist: Leon Bakst
Sleeping Beauty, ballet costume design, c1913. Published in L Art Decoratif de Leon Bakst. (Paris, 1913). From a private collection

The Firebird, costume design for Tamara Karsavina in Stravinskys ballet The Firebird, 1910. Published in L Art Decoratif de Leon Bakst. (Paris, 1913). From a private collection

Costume design for a Ballets Russes production of Ravels Daphnis et Chloe, 1912. Published in L Art Decoratif de Leon Bakst. (Paris, 1913). From a private collection

Iskander, costume design for the ballet La Peri (music by Paul Dukas), c1913. Published in L Art Decoratif de Leon Bakst. (Paris, 1913). From a private collection

Two Bacchantes, costume design for a Ballets Russes production of Tcherepnins Narcisse, 1911. Published in L Art Decoratif de Leon Bakst. (Paris, 1913). From a private collection

Ephebe, costume design for a Ballets Russes production of Tcherepnins Narcisse
Ephebe (adolescent), costume design for a Ballets Russes production of Tcherepnins Narcisse, 1911. Published in L Art Decoratif de Leon Bakst. (Paris, 1913). From a private collection

Decor for Debussys ballet L Apres-midi d un faune (The Afternoon of a Faun), 1912. Published in L Art Decoratif de Leon Bakst. (Paris, 1913). From a private collection

Set design for a Ballets Russes production of Le Dieu Bleu (The Blue God), 1911. Story by Jean Cocteau and Frederigo de Madrazo, Music by Reynaldo Hahn. Publised in L Art Decoratif de Leon Bakst

Eunuch costume design for the ballet Scheherazade, 1910. Artist: Leon Bakst
Eunuch costume design for the ballet Scheherazade, 1910. Published in L Art Decoratif de Leon Bakst. (Paris, 1913). From a private collection

Bayadere costume design for Le Dieu Bleu (The Blue God), 1911. Artist: Leon Bakst
Danse sacree, costume design for a Ballets Russes production of Le Dieu Bleu (The Blue God), 1911. Story by Jean Cocteau and Frederigo de Madrazo, Music by Reynaldo Hahn

Beotien, costume design a Ballets Russes production of Narcisse
Beotien, costume design for the Ballets Russes production of Narcisse, music by Tcherepnin, 1911. Published in L Art Decoratif de Leon Bakst. (Paris, 1913). From a private collection

The Firebird, costume for The Firebird, the ballet by lgor Stravinsky, 1910. Published in L Art Decoratif de Leon Bakst. (Paris, 1913). From the Museum of Metropolitan Art, New York, USA

Set design for Oscar Wildes Salome, late 19th / early 20th century. Artist: Leon Bakst
Set design for Oscar Wildes Salome, late 19th/early 20th century. From the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford

The Sleeping Beauty Wolf, 1921. Artist: Leon Bakst
The Sleeping Beauty Wolf, 1921. Ballet costume design

Portrait of the ballet dancer and patron Ida Rubinstein, 1921. Artist: Leon Bakst
Portrait of the ballet dancer and patron Ida Rubinstein, 1921. From the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA

Estrella, design for a costume for the ballet Carnival composed by Robert Schumann, 1919. From the Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg, Russia

Florestan, design for a costume for the ballet Carnival composed by Robert Schumann, 1919. From the Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg, Russia

Chiarina, design for a costume for the ballet Carnival composed by Robert Schumann, 1919. From the Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg, Russia

The Tsarevna, costume design for the Ballets Russes production of Stravinskys The Firebird, 1910. Published in L Art Decoratif de Leon Bakst. (Paris, 1913)

Set Design for Act I of Helen of Sparta, performed by Ida Rubensteins ballet troupe, 1912. Published in L Art Decoratif de Leon Bakst. (Paris, 1913)

Page de la fee des Canaris, costume design for Tchaikovskys ballet Sleeping Beauty, 1921. From the Galleria del Levante, Milan

Peri (Natasha Trouhanova), costume design for La Peri (music by Paul Dukas)
Peri (Natasha Trouhanova), costume design for the ballet La Peri (music by Paul Dukas), 1911. Published in L Art Decoratif de Leon Bakst. (Paris, 1913)

Battista, costume design for a comedy by Carol Goldoni, 1917. Artist: Leon Bakst
Battista, costume design for a comedy by Carol Goldoni, 1917. From the Evergreen House Foundation, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Costume design for the ballet Les Papillons, 1912. Artist: Leon Bakst
Costume design for the ballet Les Papillons, 1912. From a private collection

Costume design for a ballet by Igor Stravinsky, 1913. Artist: Leon Bakst
Costume design for a ballet by Igor Stravinsky, 1913

The High Priest (Le Grand Pretre), ballet costume design, 1911. Artist: Leon Bakst
The High Priest (Le Grand Pretre), ballet costume design, 1911. From the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

The Mystery of the Revenge of Jesus Christ, detail, c1630. From the Museum of the Abbey of St Remi, Reims, France

Puppet Show, Marlet
Puppet show, Marlet. From the Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Tournament in a Court of the Vatican, Rome, 1565. The tournament was held on the occasion of the marriage of the Count Annibale Altemps, nephew of Pope Pius IV, to Ortenzia Borrome in 1565

Gustave Courbet, French painter, 1867. Artist: Leonce Justin Alexandre Petit
Gustave Courbet, French painter, 1867. From a private collection

Scene at Kabuki Theatre, 19th century. From a private collection

The Actor, Bando Mitsugoro, 1844. Artist: Utagawa Kunisada
The Actor, Bando Mitsugoro, 1844. From a private collection

Theatre Scene, 1844. Artist: Utagawa Kunisada
Theatre Scene, 1844. From a private collection

English Tea Party with the Prince of Conti at the Temple, 1766. The young Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is seated at the clavichord at the left of the picture

Portrait of Thomas Faed in his Studio, 19th century. Artist: John Ballantyne
Portrait of Thomas Faed in his Studio, 19th century. From a private collection

Portrait of Sir Francis Grant in his Studio, 1866. Artist: John Ballantyne
Portrait of Sir Francis Grant in his Studio, 1866. From a private collection

Boy with Drum, 17th century. Artist: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn
Boy with Drum, 17th century

Farceurs, 1670. French and Italian characters from the Comedia del Arte. The Captain is 5th from left, Harlequin 6th from left

Design for a costume for a cook, 16th century. Artist: Giuseppe Arcimboldi
Design for a costume for a cook, 16th century. From the Department of Prints and Drawings, Florence

Costume designs for allegorical characters, 16th century. Artist: Giuseppe Arcimboldi
Costume designs for allegorical characters, 16th century. From the Department of Prints and Drawings, Florence

Costume designs for classical deities, 16th century. Artist: Giuseppe Arcimboldi
Costume designs for classical deities, 16th century. Diana/Artemis and Mars/Ares. From the Department of Prints and Drawings, Florence

Costume design for classical figures, 16th century. Artist: Giuseppe Arcimboldi
Costume design for classical figures, 16th century. Top left: Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 BC), Roman orator and statesman. Top right: Euclid (active 300 BC), Greek mathematician

Zeuxis Choosing a Model from the Beautiful Girls of Croton, 1789. From the Musee du Louvre, Paris, France

Concert champetre, ( The Pastoral Concert ), c1510-1511. Artist: Titian
Concert champetre, ( The Pastoral Concert ), c1510-1511. From the Musee du Louvre, Paris, France

A Woman Playing the Theorbo-Lute and a Cavalier, c1658. Artist: Gerard Terborch II
A Woman Playing the Theorbo-Lute and a Cavalier, c1658. From the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA

Music Party, East Cowes Castle, Isle of Wight, 1835. Artist: JMW Turner
Music Party, East Cowes Castle, Isle of Wight, 1835. This unfinished study shows a group of figures playing or languidly listening to music in an unidentified setting. From the Tate Gallery, London

The Tournament, 1812. Artist: Pierre Henri Revoil
The Tournament, 1812. Musee des Beaux-Arts, Lyons

Rider speeding during the Medieval games, festival celebrated on St. Johns Day (Festa de Sant Joan), Ciutadella, Minorca (Menorca), Balearic Islands, Spain, Mediterranean, Europe

Ivan Franco Opera and Ballet Theatre, Old Town, Lviv, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ukraine, Europe

Esplanade Theatres on the Bay, Singapore, South East Asia

Esplanade Theatres on the Bay at dusk, Singapore, South East Asia

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Immerse yourself in the captivating world of arts and entertainment at the Arts and Crafts Museum in Zagreb, Croatia, Europe. Step into a realm where creativity knows no bounds, as you explore an array of exquisite masterpieces that have shaped the cultural landscape throughout history. Marvel at The Faun (Nijinsky), a mesmerizing costume design created by the visionary artist Leon Bakst for the Ballets Russes in 1912. Admire how every intricate detail breathes life into this enchanting character, transporting you to a realm of mythical beauty. Transport yourself to La Orotava during Corpus Christi celebration, where people don traditional dress and partake in vibrant festivities. Witness their rich heritage come alive through colorful garments and joyful expressions that embody centuries-old traditions. Behold Venus and Adonis, a masterpiece painted by Titian in 1553. Let your gaze be captivated by the timeless tale of love depicted on canvas, as these iconic figures transcend time with their eternal embrace. Delve into Cleopatra's world through ballet costume designs crafted by Leon Bakst in 1909. Experience her allure firsthand as her regal attire exudes power and seduction, perfectly capturing the essence of one history's most enigmatic queens. Embark on a journey with Le Dieu Bleu (The Blue God) through ballet costume designs from 1911 also created by Leon Bakst. Lose yourself amidst ethereal fabrics adorned with celestial motifs that transport you to realms beyond imagination. Step behind-the-scenes with set designs for Act II of Ravel's Daphnis and Chloe from 1912 - another masterpiece envisioned by Leon Bakst. Marvel at his ability to create immersive worlds within theaters; each brushstroke bringing forth lush landscapes that breathe life into performances. Witness Ida Rubinstein grace the stage as Helen in Helen of Sparta ballet with costumes designed exclusively for her by Leon Bakst in 1912.