Gesturing Collection (#48)

France, Ecouen, Chest painted with Stories of Cornelia and Two Snakes, close-up
Italy - 15th century. Chest painted with the Stories of Cornelia and the Two Snakes, about 1450. Detail

France, Versailles, Death of the Duke of Berry at the old Opera
Alexandre Menjuad (1773-1832), Death of the Duke of Berry at the Old OpA

France, Paris, Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) conducting the Paris Orchestra, engraving from Monde Illustre by Adrien Marie, 1880 19th century, Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs (Library)

France, Concordat of 1801
Italy - 19th century. The Concordat of 1801

Title page of Nova Theatrum Orbis Terrarum by Johannes Jansson, printed in Amsterdam, 1647
Cartography, 17th century. Title page of the New Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, atlas by Johannes Jansson, Amsterdam, 1647. 49.5 x 33.5 cm

France, Paris, The daughters of the Rhine playing in the waters by Henri Fantin-Latour (1836-1904), litograph, 1876, inspired by The Ring of the Nibelung (Der Ring des Nibelingen, 1848-74)

Italy, Family of Darius III of Persia
Francesco Guardi (1712-1793), The Family of Darius III of Persia

Germany, Couple in traditional costumes, print
Germany - 17th century - Costumes - Print

Italy, The third calling
Giuseppe Novello (1897-1988), The Third Calling

Italy, Seasons
Galileo Chini (1873-1956), The Seasons

France, Vizille, Boissy d Anglas saluting the Head of deputy Feraud
France - 18th century. Revolutionary Period. Boissy d Anglas saluting the Head of deputy FA

Italy, The shaving, scene from The Barber of Seville (Il barbiere di Siviglia, 1816) by Gioacchino Rossini (1792-1868), engraving 19th century

Switzerland, Geneva, Portrait of French theologian and religious reformer, John Calvin (1509 - 1564), Miniature
Henriette Rath (1773-1856), Portrait of John Calvin (Noyon, 1509 - Geneva, 1564), French theologian and religious reformer. Miniature

Germany, Portrait of Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767), German composer and organist, color print 18th century, Archiv Fur Kunst Und Geschichte (Archive)

Italy, Rome, Dispute over excavations in area of the Colosseum, 19th century
Italy, 19th century. Dispute over the excavations in the area of the Colosseum

France, Paris, costume sketch for Neris for performance Medea, at Paris Opera
Luigi Cherubini (1760 - 1842), Medea, 1797. Costume sketch for Neris by M. Phocas, for a performance at Paris OpA

Austria, Vienna, Costume sketch for Titus in The Clemency of Titus by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart for a performance in
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), La clemenza di Tito (The Clemency of Titus), K 621, 1791. Costume sketch for Titus for a performance in Vienna, 1806

Caricature of the well-known Anglo-American experimenter (Le Fameux Empirique Englo-Ameriquain), engraving
Caricature of the well-known Anglo-American experimenter (Le Fameux Empirique Englo-Ameriquain). Engraving, late 18th century

France, Paris, costume sketch for performance Don Giovanni or the Rake Punish d, at Opera Le Peletier
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), Don Giovanni ossia Il dissoluto punito, (Don Giovanni or the Rake Punish d) K 527, 1787

France, Paris, Costume sketch for Falstaff as Black Hunter in Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi for performance at Paris Opera
Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901), Falstaff, 1893. Costume sketch for Falstaff as Black Hunter by Jean Aujame (1905-1965) for the performance at Paris, Opera Comique, May 16, 1952

France, Paris, Sketch of costume for Don Jose for Carmen by Georges Bizet
Sketch by Betout of one of the costumes for Don Jose, for the first performance of Carmen, by Georges Bizet at the Opera Comique Theater in Paris (March 3rd 1875)

Italy, Milan, The Kings Fool by Victor Hugo performed at the Comedie Francaise in Paris
Victor Hugo (1802-1885), Le rois amuse (The Kings Fool). Performed at the ComA

France, Paris, French baritone Pierre Gailhard as Leporello in Don Giovanni
French baritone Pierre Gailhard as Leporello in Wolfgang Amadeus Mozarts " Don Giovanni", 1866

France, Paris, costume sketch for Ferrando for performance Thus Do They All, or The School For Lovers
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), CosA

Italy, Milan, costume sketch for male character in Nabucco (Nebuchadnezzar)
Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901), Nabucco (Nebuchadnezzar), 1842. Costume sketch

France, Paris, costume sketch for Despina for performance Thus Do They All, or The School For Lovers
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), CosA

Poland, portrait caricature of Polish composer and pianist, Frederic Francois Chopin
Portrait of FrA

France, Paris, Costume sketch for Leonora in The Troubadour by Giuseppe Verdi
Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901). Il trovatore (The Troubadour). Costume sketch for Leonora by Alfred Albert for the performance at Paris OpA

Austria, Vienna, Set design for Act II of performance The Magic Flute by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), Die Zauberflote (The Magic Flute), 1791. Act II. Set design by Joseph and Peter Schaffer, for a performance in 1793

Italy, Milan, Costume sketch for Elena in Mephistopheles
Arrigo Boito (1842-1918), Mefistofele (Mephistopheles), 1868. Costume sketch for Elena

France, Paris, costume sketch for Susanna for performance The Marriage of Figaro or The Day of Madness
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), Le nozze di Figaro, ossia la folle giornata (The Marriage of Figaro or the Day of Madness) K 492, 1786. Costume sketch for Susanna by Ezio Frigerio, 1973

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Genius of Music, allegory, print
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and the Genius of Music, allegory. Print

Italy, Milan, Costume sketch for Faust (Mefistopheles)
Arrigo Boito (1842-1918), Mefistofele (Mephistopheles), 1868. Costume sketch for Faust

France, Paris, Costume sketch for extra for Aida by Giuseppe Verdi for Premiere at Khedivial Opera House in Cairo
Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901), Aida, 1871. Costume sketch for an extra by Auguste Mariette (1821-1881) for the Premiere at Khedivial Opera House in Cairo, December 24, 1871

Lenin propaganda poster
Russia, 20th century. Lenin propaganda poster

France, Paris, Reconstruction of the scenes (Act3) of first performance of opera Carmen by Georges Bizet
France, 19th century. Carmen by Georges Bizet. Reconstruction by Emile Bertier of the scenes (Act 3rd) of the first performance of the opera at the National Theater Opera Comique in Paris (March 1875)

France, Paris, Poster of The Valkyrie by Richard Wagner
Richard Wagner (1813-1883), Der Ring des Nibelungen - Die Walkure (The Ring of the Nibelung - The Valkyrie). Poster by Grasset, 1893

France, Paris, Costume sketch for the King in Aida by Giuseppe Verdi for the Premiere at Khedivial Opera House in Cairo
Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901), Aida, 1871. Costume sketch for the King by Auguste Mariette (1821-1881) for the Premiere at Khedivial Opera House in Cairo, December 24, 1871

Germany, Bayreuth, Scene form The Ring of the Nibelung - The Rhinegold by Richard Wagner, print
Richard Wagner (1813-1883), Der Ring des Nibelungen - Das Rheingold (The Ring of the Nibelung - The Rhinegold), 1869. Print, early 1900 s

Austria, Vienna, Maria Taglioni and Charles Muller perform a Spanish dance
Ballet, 19th century - Maria Taglioni and Charles Muller perform a Spanish dance, 1856

France, Paris, costume sketch for Elvira for performance Don Giovanni or the Rake Punish d, at Opera Le Peletier
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), Don Giovanni ossia Il dissoluto punito, (Don Giovanni or the Rake Punish d) K 527, 1787

Italy, Milan, Costume sketch for Mefistofele (Mefistopheles)
Arrigo Boito (1842-1918), Mefistofele (Mephistopheles), 1868. Costume sketch for Mefistofele, act I, part I

France, Paris, M. lle Rochois as Armide by Jean-Baptiste Lully, at premiere
France - 17th century - M.lle Rochois as Armide, music by Jean-Baptiste Lully, at premiA

Austria, Vienna, Costume sketch for Mortimer in Mary Stuart by Gaetano Donizetti
Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848), Maria Stuarda (Mary Stuart), 1835. Costume sketch for Mortimer

Austria, Audience members of during ballet in Theatre, caricature, 19th century
Theatre, Austria, 19th century. Caricature of some members of the audience during a ballet

First World War - Women! Help Americas sons win war. Buy U. S. Government Bonds, 2nd Liberty Loan of 1917
United States of America, 20th century, First World War - Women! Help Americas sons win the war. Buy U.S. Government Bonds, 2nd Liberty Loan of 1917. War loan poster, illustration by R. H. Porteous

Italy, Milan, Cover of the libretto The Lithuanians by Amilcare Ponchielli
Amilcare Ponchielli (1834 - 1886), I lituani (The Lithuanians). Cover of the libretto

Austria, Vienna, Silhouette of Gustav Mahler
Gustav Mahler (Kalischt, 1860 - Vienna, 1911), Austrian composer and conductor of Bohemian origin. Silhouette, 1901

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"Gesturing: A Visual Language Spoken by Nature, Art, and History" William Wallace - statue in Aberdeen: As his hand reaches out towards the sky, William Wallace's gesture symbolizes defiance and unwavering determination. Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) young bear rolling around in the snow, on newly formed ice: With playful gestures of joy, this young polar bear embraces the wintry landscape as if inviting us to join its frolicsome dance. Rosa Luxemburg (1871 - 1919): In her passionate speeches and writings, Rosa Luxemburg's gesturing hands became a powerful tool for expressing her revolutionary ideas and fighting for social justice. A signed photograph of Sigmund Freud, c. 1921 (sepia photo): Through subtle hand movements and facial expressions captured in this sepia-toned image, Sigmund Freud reveals his deep understanding of human psychology without uttering a single word. Night and Her Daughter Sleep, 1902. Creator: Mary L. Macomber: In this ethereal painting filled with tranquility, Night gently cradles her daughter Sleep with tender gestures that lull the world into peaceful slumber. The Sortie Made by the Garrison of Gibraltar, 1789. Creator: John Trumbull: Amidst chaos and battle cries depicted on canvas through vivid gestures of bravery and sacrifice stands a testament to human resilience during times of conflict. Edward refuses succour to his son at Crecy, 1346 (1864). Artist: James William Edmund Doyle: With an anguished expression on his face combined with a resolute gesture denying aid to his wounded son amidst medieval warfare captures both tragedy and paternal duty within one poignant scene. Saint Nicholas of Lipna, 1294. Artist : Alexa Petrov .