Costume Design: Salomé

Painting of a figure inspired by ancient Egyptian art, facing left with left arm raised at elbow, wearing a costume of blues, golds, and deep reds.

Costume Design: Salomé

Description:
Costume Design for a Slave, for Salomé
Artist:
Léon Bakst
Medium:
Gouache, watercolor, and gold paint on paper
Dimensions:
H. 27.9 cm; W. 21 cm
Date:
1912
Inventory Number:
2015.787.15
Lender:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Credit:
Lent by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Bequest of Sallie Blumenthal, 2015
Image copyright © The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Image source: Art Resource, NY