Lorenzaccio
1896 · Colour lithograph (poster) · Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris
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About this work
- Artist
- Alphonse Mucha (1860–1939)
- Year
- 1896
- Medium
- Colour lithograph (poster)
- Original size
- 207 × 77 cm
- Collection
- Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris (department of Prints and Photography)
- Movement
- Art Nouveau
Sarah Bernhardt, in the black doublet of Lorenzo de' Medici, leans against a Renaissance arch with her chin in her hand, a dragon writhing in the panel above her and the arms of Florence at her feet. Mucha designed the poster in 1896 for her production of Alfred de Musset's Lorenzaccio at the Théâtre de la Renaissance, in which she played the murderous young duke, the most famous of her breeches roles. The dark figure and the green and gold ornament fill the tall narrow panel he had made his own with Gismonda. Printed by F. Champenois, Paris. The impression reproduced is in the Bibliothèque nationale de France.
This exhibition-poster edition shows the whole work beneath original typography set in-house. The original is in the public domain.
Where it works
A tall dark figure in green and gold, for a study, library or stairwell at 12×18 or 16×24 in thin black or dark wood, no mat. It suits a white or olive wall and pairs with Hamlet, the other breeches role.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- Exhibition poster of a Art Nouveau painting
- Era
- 19th century (1896)
- Orientation
- Portrait
- Palette
- cream & beige
- Mood
- decorative, sophisticated
- Rooms
- study or library, living room, dining room, dorm room, hallway or entryway
- Good gift for
- housewarming, anniversary, her, art lovers
Size. We'd hang this one at 12×18. Prints at 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in — 12×18 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 16×24 above a desk, console or in a hallway; 24×36 as the statement piece above a sofa or bed.
Framing. Exhibition posters sit best in a slim black frame with no mat — the typeset margin is the mat.
Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).
Details & materials
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About this design
The Madten promise
A fine-art print
The same artwork as a clean fine-art print — the image shown large with a minimal caption.
