Le palais d'Alcine = The Palace of Alcina

            Israël Silvestre (French; 1621–1691). Etching, ca. 1673–79. The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Jerome Robbins Dance Division.

Scene from a ballet presented at Versailles in May 1664. On a pond before her palace, the enchantress Alcina rides on a sea-monster, flanked by two nymphs on dolphins.

"Les plaisirs de l'isle enchantée" was a seven-day series of entertainments held at Versailles, beginning on May 7, 1664. Given in honor of the queen mother, Anne of Austria, and Queen Marie Thérèse, it provided a pretext to display the power and wealth of the court of Louis XIV. This print depicts a scene from the ballet "Le palais d'Alcine," arranged by the Duc de Saint-Aignan to music by Jean-Baptiste Lully, with scenic design by Carlo Vigarani. Presented on the third day of entertainments, the ballet was based on a subplot from Ariosto’s epic po"em Orlando furioso," in which Ruggiero (Roger of the print’s caption) attempts to escape the toils of the enchantress Alcina. As the caption reveals, the ballet closes with the destruction of Alcina’s palace amid a display of fireworks.

Probably a plate from "Les plaisirs de l'isle enchantée, ou, Les festes et divertissements du Roy à Versailles" (Paris: L'Imprimerie royale, 1673–79).

Taken on: September 27, 2017

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