Set Design Collection (#7)

Petrushka. Artist: Chekhonin, Sergei Vasilievich (1878-1936)
Petrushka. Found in the collection of Institut of Russian Literature IRLI (Pushkin-House), St Petersburg

Lyudmila. Costume design for the opera Ruslan and Lyudmila by M. Glinka. Artist: Serov
Lyudmila. Costume design for the opera Ruslan and Lyudmila by M. Glinka. Found in the collection of State Museum Abramtsevo Estate, near Moscow

Chernomor. Costume design for the opera Ruslan and Lyudmila by M. Glinka. Artist: Serov
Chernomor. Costume design for the opera Ruslan and Lyudmila by M. Glinka. Found in the collection of State Museum Abramtsevo Estate, near Moscow

Naina. Costume design for the opera Ruslan and Lyudmila by M. Glinka. Artist: Serov, Valentin Alexandrovich (1865-1911)
Naina.Costume design for the opera Ruslan and Lyudmila by M. Glinka. Found in the collection of State Museum Abramtsevo Estate, near Moscow

Ruslan. Costume design for the opera Ruslan and Lyudmila by M. Glinka. Artist: Serov
Ruslan. Costume design for the opera Ruslan and Lyudmila by M. Glinka. Found in the collection of State Museum Abramtsevo Estate, near Moscow

Stage design for the opera The Golden Cockerel by N. Rimsky-Korsakov. Artist: Malyutin, Sergei Vasilyevich (1859-1937)
Stage design for the opera The Golden Cockerel by N. Rimsky-Korsakov. Found in the collection of State Museum Abramtsevo Estate, near Moscow

Stage design for the opera Boris Godunov by M. Musorgsky. Artist: Polenov, Vasili Dmitrievich (1844-1927)
Stage design for the opera Boris Godunov by M. Musorgsky. Found in the collection of Institut of Russian Literature IRLI (Pushkin-House), St Petersburg

Costume design for the opera Rusalka by A. Dargomyzhsky. Artist: Vasnetsov, Viktor Mikhaylovich (1848-1926)
Costume design for the opera Rusalka by A. Dargomyzhsky. Found in the collection of State Museum Abramtsevo Estate, near Moscow

Stage design for the opera Ruslan and Lyudmila by M. Glinka. Artist: Hartmann, Viktor Alexandrovich (1834-1873)
Stage design for the opera Ruslan and Lyudmila by M. Glinka. Found in the collection of State Museum of A.S. Pushkin, Moscow

Tamara Karsavina in the ballet The Firebird by I. Stravinsky. Artist: Barbier, George (1882-1932)
Tamara Karsavina in the ballet The Firebird by I. Stravinsky. Private Collection

Ruffian. Costume design for the opera Victory over the sun by A. Kruchenykh. Found in the collection of State Museum of Theatre and Music Art, St. Petersburg

Stage design for the theatre play Death of Ivan the Terrible by A. Tolstoy. Found in the collection of State Central A. Bakhrushin Theatre Museum, Moscow

England. Stage design for the theatre play The flea by E. Zamyatin. Artist: Kustodiev, Boris Michaylovich (1878-1927)
England. Stage design for the theatre play The flea by E. Zamyatin. Private Collection

Stage design for the ballet The Firebird by I. Stravinsky. Artist: Pleshakov, Vladimir (1891-1942)
Stage design for the ballet The Firebird by I. Stravinsky. Private Collection

Stage design for the ballet Les Papillons by Robert Schumann. Artist: Bakst, Leon (1866-1924)
Stage design for the ballet Les Papillons by Robert Schumann. Private Collection

Stage design for the theatre play The Magnificent Cuckold (Le Cocu Magnifique) by F. Crommelynck. Found in the collection of State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

Futurist Strongman. Costume design for the opera Victory over the sun after A. Kruchenykh. Found in the collection of State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg

Stage design for the opera Tristan and Isolde by R. Wagner. Artist: Fortuny, Maria (1838-1874)
Stage design for the opera Tristan and Isolde by R. Wagner. Private Collection

Stage design for the opera Carmen by G. Bizet, 1908. Artist: Golovin, Alexander Yakovlevich (1863-1930)
Stage design for the opera Carmen by G. Bizet, 1908. Found in the collection of the State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg

Stage design for the play Don Juan by J. -B. Molliere, 1910. Artist: Golovin, Alexander Yakovlevich (1863-1930)
Stage design for the play Don Juan by J.-B. Molliere, 1910. Found in the collection of the State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg

Nymph Echo. Costume design for the ballet Narcisse by N. Tcherepnin, 1911. Artist: Bakst, Leon (1866-1924)
Nymph Echo. Costume design for the ballet Narcisse by N. Tcherepnin, 1911. Found in the collection of the State Central A. Bakhrushin Theatre Museum, Moscow

Stage design for the opera The Tale of Tsar Saltan by N. Rimsky-Korsakov, 1913. Found in the collection of the A. Pushkin Memorial Museum, St. Petersburg

Polovtsian girl. Costume design for the opera Prince Igor by A. Borodin, 1909. From a private collection

King. Costume design for the ballet Sleeping Beauty by P. Tchaikovsky, 1921. Artist: Bakst, Leon (1866-1924)
King. Costume design for the ballet Sleeping Beauty by P. Tchaikovsky, 1921. From a private collection

Stage design for the opera War and Peace by S. Prokofiev, 1981. Artist: Zolotaryev, Nikolai Nikolayevich (1915-?)
Stage design for the opera War and Peace by S. Prokofiev, 1981. Found in the collection of the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

Italy. Night in Naples. Curtain design for the Private Russian Opera, 1891. Found in the collection of the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

Costume design for the operetta Girofle-Giroflia by Ch. Lecocq, 1922. Artist: Yakulov, Georgi Bogdanovich (1884-1928)
Costume design for the operetta Girofle-Giroflia by Ch. Lecocq, 1922. Found in the collection of the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

Stage design for the operetta Girofle-Giroflia by Ch. Lecocq, 1922. Artist: Yakulov, Georgi Bogdanovich (1884-1928)
Stage design for the operetta Girofle-Giroflia by Ch. Lecocq, 1922. Found in the collection of the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

Composition for the theatre play Signor Formica by E. T. A. Hoffmann, 1922
Composition for the theatre play Signor Formica by E.T.A. Hoffmann, 1922. Found in the collection of the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

Stage design for the opera Hansel und Gretel by E. Humperdinck, 1895. Artist: Vrubel, Mikhail Alexandrovich (1856-1910)
Stage design for the opera Hansel und Gretel by E. Humperdinck, 1895. Found in the collection of the State Central A. Bakhrushin Theatre Museum, Moscow

Costume design for the opera Mazepa by P. I. Tschaikovski. Artist: Vrubel, Mikhail Alexandrovich (1856-1910)
Costume design for the opera Mazepa by P.I. Tschaikovski. Found in the collection of the State Central A. Bakhrushin Theatre Museum, Moscow

Underwater Kingdom. Stage design for the opera Rusalka by A. Dargomyzhsky, 1884. Found in the collection of the V. Vasnetsov Memorial Museum, Moscow

Berendeyevka. Stage design for the opera Snow Maiden by N. Rimsky-Korsakov, 1885. Found in the collection of the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

Dining room of Prince Vasily Golitsyn. Stage design for the opera Khovanshchina by M. Musorgsky, 1897. Found in the collection of the State Central A. Bakhrushin Theatre Museum, Moscow

Stage design for the play Three Sisters by A. Chekhov, 1901. Artist: Simov, Viktor Andreyevich (1858-1935)
Stage design for the play Three Sisters by A. Chekhov, 1901. Found in the collection of the State Museum of Theatre and Music Art, St. Petersburg

Stage design for the play The Lower Depths by M. Gorky, 1902. Artist: Simov, Viktor Andreyevich (1858-1935)
Stage design for the play The Lower Depths by M. Gorky, 1902. Found in the collection of the State Museum of Theatre and Music Art, St. Petersburg

Stage design for the theatre play Tsar Maksemyan by A. Remizov, 1909. Artist: Shkolnik, Iosiph Solomonovich (1883-1926)
Stage design for the theatre play Tsar Maksemyan by A. Remizov, 1909. Found in the collection of the State Museum of Theatre and Music Art, St. Petersburg

Stage design for the tragedy Vladimir Mayakovsky by V. Mayakovsky, 1913. Artist: Shkolnik
Stage design for the tragedy Vladimir Mayakovsky by V. Mayakovsky, 1913. Found in the collection of the State Museum of Theatre and Music Art, St. Petersburg

Stage design for the opera Vakula the Smith by P. Tchaikovsky, 1876. Artist: Shishkov, Matvei Andreyevich (1832-1897)
Stage design for the opera Vakula the Smith by P. Tchaikovsky, 1876. Found in the collection of the State Central A. Bakhrushin Theatre Museum, Moscow

Stage design for the opera The Force of Destiny by G. Verdi, 1875. Artist: Shishkov, Matvei Andreyevich (1832-1897)
Stage design for the opera The Force of Destiny by G. Verdi, 1875. Found in the collection of the State Museum of Theatre and Music Art, St. Petersburg

Costume design for the ballet Tsarina Syuyumbeki by A. Blanche, 1832. Artist: Serkov (Early 19th cen. )
Costume design for the ballet Tsarina Syuyumbeki by A. Blanche, 1832. Found in the collection of the State Museum of Theatre and Music Art, St. Petersburg

Jourdains Room. Stage design for the theatre play A Bourgeois as a Nobleman by J. -B. Moliere, 1911
Jourdains Room. Stage design for the theatre play A Bourgeois as a Nobleman by J.-B. Moliere, 1911. Found in the collection of the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

Design for the opera Carmen by G. Bizet, c. 1905. Artist: Sapunov, Nikolai Nikolayevich (1880-1912)
Design for the opera Carmen by G. Bizet, c. 1905. Found in the collection of the State Art Museum of Kazakh Republic, Almaty

Stage design for the play The Storm by A. Ostrovsky, Mid of the 19th cen Artist: Russian master
Stage design for the play The Storm by A. Ostrovsky, Mid of the 19th cen.. Found in the collection of the State Museum of Theatre and Music Art, St. Petersburg

Stage design for the ballet Corsair by A. Adam, 1863. Artist: Roller, Andreas Leonhard (1805-1891)
Stage design for the ballet Corsair by A. Adam, 1863. Found in the collection of the State Museum of Theatre and Music Art, St. Petersburg

Costume design for the opera Ruslan and Lyudmila by M. Glinka, 1885. Artist: Ponomarev, Evgeni Petrovich (1852-1906)
Costume design for the opera Ruslan and Lyudmila by M. Glinka, 1885. Found in the collection of the State Museum of Theatre and Music Art, St. Petersburg

Costume design for the opera Prince Igor by A. Borodin, 1900s. Artist: Ponomarev, Evgeni Petrovich (1852-1906)
Costume design for the opera Prince Igor by A. Borodin, 1900s. Found in the collection of the State Museum of Theatre and Music Art, St. Petersburg

Sketch of the program page for the play The Love for Three Oranges by C. Gozzi, 1915. Found in the collection of the State Museum of Theatre and Music Art, St. Petersburg

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