Arbuscula, 1897. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley.

Arbuscula, 1897. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley.

2-880-219 - Shirley Markham Collection/Heritage Images

Arbuscula, 1897. Arbuscula was a celebrated pantomime actress and stage performer of ancient Rome during the 1st century BCE, when most female parts were played by men. 'An illustration to A History of Dancing by Gaston Vuillier', [Heinemann, 1898]. From "The Best of Beardsley" edited by R. A. Walker, [The Bodley Head, London, 1948]


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Creator
  1. Aubrey Beardsley, attributed to: British, English: Artist, draftsman, illustrator, writer, author
Subject
  1. Arbuscula: Roman: Performer
People Related
  1. R. A. Walker: British: Editor, writer
  2. Gaston Vuillier: French: Artist, painter, designer, traveller, ethnographer

Picture Type
  1. Satire

Category Hierarchy

Society & Culture Art & Literature

Artistic Representations Satires

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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3364x4408
File Size : 43,443kb


Aliases

  1. Beardsley127
  1. 0910000536
  1. 2-880-219
  1. 2880219
  1. Beardsley127

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