Ludovic Halévy and Albert Boulanger-Cavé Backstage at the Opéra

Nonetheless, in Fabric of Vision, Anne Hollander broached the question of Impressionism’s contribution to our understanding of men’s fashions.Hollander 2002. In particular, she carried out a subtle analysis of one of the variations of Gustave Caillebotte’s famous The Pont de l’Europe (1876–77; Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth), which features three males in...

The editorialist of Le Temps was of the few who struck such a sour note in 1867. Like the visiting monarchs, most Parisians and visitors in the year of the Universal Exposition enjoyed to the fullest the various entertainments that made Paris “the theater of nations.” The appearance of Thérésa in a proper theater—she had been booked into...