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Porphyrophore. Costume design for the ballet The Sleeping Princess by Leon Bakst — VisualArtsDB

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Porphyrophore. Costume design for the ballet The Sleeping Princess

1921

Medium: Metallic paint, watercolor, and pencil on paper
Dimensions: 17 5/8 x 11 5/8" (44.6 x 29.3 cm)
Genre: drawing
Museum: Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)

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