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François-Joseph Bélanger - Set design for Gluck's Alceste - Original

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Set design for the 1776 première of the French version of Christoph Willibald Gluck's Alceste. Note Hercules in the left foreground, wearing the lionskin that traditionally marks him; He did not appear in the original Italian libretto.

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1776
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Gallica
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alceste opera francois joseph belanger julien david le roy originals pierre contant d 39 ivry ultra high resolution high resolution