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Maitres de l'Affiche Edition
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- Artists
- Mucha, Alphonse
 - Manufacturer
- Chaix, Paris
- Edition Details
| Year: | 1899 | | Class: | Poster | | Status: | Official | | Technique: | Lithograph | | Size: | 11.5 X 15.75 |
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- Series
- Les Maitre de L'Affiches 166
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La Samaritaine (Woman of Samaria) was a play with a biblical theme, written by Edmond Rostand for Miss. Bernhardt and introduced by her during the Easter season of 1897. She played Photina, a girl from the Samaria district of ancient Palestine, who become a supporter of Jesus and leads her whole tribe in converting to Christianity. For his poster, Mucha chose a scene from the second act in which the girl carries around a large water jar�Edmond Rostand was one of several playwrights who became admirers as well as lovers of Sarah Bernhardt during her career�To catch the mood of the play, Mucha put a mosaic with Hebrew lettering (Jehova) into his customary halo around Sarah's head. A seemingly random scattering of stars follows the convolutions of her hair, and stylized flowers adorn the corners.
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