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Berlioz and literature 2 : Classics

Historic and mythical figures

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BERLIOZ AND THE CLASSICS

Sardanapale (cantata)
La mort d’Orphée (cantata)
Cléopâtre (cantata)
Benvenuto Cellini (Opera) (score  / partition)

 

Sardanapale

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Artist: Eugène Delacroix (1798-1863)

 

La mort d’Orphée

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Artist: Émile Lévy (1826-1890)

 

La mort d’Orphée

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Artist: Gustave Moreau (1826-1898)

 

Cléopâtre

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Artist: to be established

 

Cléopâtre

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Artist: John W Waterhouse (1849-1917)

 

Cléopâtre

Artist: Guido Cagnacci (1601-1681)

 

Cléopâtre

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Artist: Jean André Rixens (1846-1924)

 

Benvenuto Cellini – casting the statue of Perseus

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Artist: Benvenuto Cellini (1500-1571)

    Perseus, made between 1545 and 1554, is now located in Piazza della Signoria, Florence.
 

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