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Mucha, Alphonse More info
Manufacturer
Champenois, F., Paris
Edition Details
Year:1896
Class:Poster
Status:Official
Technique:Lithograph
Size:14.75 X 40.25
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Les Maitre de L'Affiches 114
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The character of Lorenzaccio, in the play by Alfred de Musset, is based on Lorenzo the Magnificent, the most powerful of the Medicis, who ruled the city-state of Florence. In the play, Lorenzaccio struggles desperately to save Florence, which had grown rich during his reign from the grip of a power-hungry conqueror. Mucha represents this tyranny by a dragon menacing the city coat of arms and portrays Lorenzaccio pondering the course of his action.
The play opened December 3, 1896.
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