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Ballet Metal Print Collection

A captivating visual ballet journey showcasing its evolution from royal entertainment to a celebrated art form that enchants audiences worldwide

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Ballet, a mesmerizing fusion of grace, athleticism, and artistry, has captivated audiences for centuries. This exquisite dance form originated in the Italian Renaissance courts of the 15th century, where it began as an elaborate entertainment for nobilityBallet, a mesmerizing fusion of grace, athleticism, and artistry, has captivated audiences for centuries. This exquisite dance form originated in the Italian Renaissance courts of the 15th century, where it began as an elaborate entertainment for nobility. The term "ballet" itself stems from the Italian word "ballare," meaning "to dance"The term "ballet" itself stems from the Italian word "ballare," meaning "to dance".

511 Metal Prints

Background imageBallet Metal Print Collection: Prima Ballerina Russian Ballet Dancer Anna Pavlova

Prima Ballerina Russian Ballet Dancer Anna Pavlova
1924: Russian Ballet dancer Anna Pavlova (1882 - 1931), regarded as the prima ballerina of her era. (Photo by James Abbe/General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageBallet Metal Print Collection: Beach Ballet

Beach Ballet
August 1955: A ballet dancer draws circles in the sand with the points of her toes. Original Publication: Picture Post - 8498 - Festival Ballet Dancer - unpub

Background imageBallet Metal Print Collection: Ziegfeld Follies

Ziegfeld Follies
View of the marquee for the 1936 edition of the Ziegfeld Follies, Winter Garden Theatre, New York City

Background imageBallet Metal Print Collection: Ballet Dancer

Ballet Dancer
24th December 1938: A dancer with Antony Tudors London Ballet looking into a wardrobe at Toynbee Hall in east London. Original Publication: Picture Post - 55 - Ballet In The East End - pub

Background imageBallet Metal Print Collection: Russian Ballet Dancer Anna Pavlova

Russian Ballet Dancer Anna Pavlova
Russian Ballet dancer Anna Pavlova (1882 - 1931), regarded as the prima ballerina of her era, wearing a pleated dress without a corset for complete freedom of movement

Background imageBallet Metal Print Collection: Two Dancers By a Pond at Night

Two Dancers By a Pond at Night

Background imageBallet Metal Print Collection: Close up of ballet dancers jumping

Close up of ballet dancers jumping
Action, Adrenaline, Agility, arts & entertainment, ballerina, ballet, balletshoes, beauty, caucasian, close up, color image, contrast, coordinating, copy space, costume, dancer, dancing, five people

Background imageBallet Metal Print Collection: Male ballet dancer against white background

Male ballet dancer against white background
Flexible dedicated male ballet dancer dancing against white background

Background imageBallet Metal Print Collection: Close Up of Ballet Dancer's Leg Standing on Tiptoe

Close Up of Ballet Dancer's Leg Standing on Tiptoe
Close Up of Ballet Dancer's Leg Standing on Tiptoe

Background imageBallet Metal Print Collection: Ready to Dance

Ready to Dance
Tutu and ballet slippers hanging up

Background imageBallet Metal Print Collection: Powder Ballet

Powder Ballet
Ballerina performing in white powder in a dark room

Background imageBallet Metal Print Collection: Drawing Depicting Dancing Caricatures in Costume

Drawing Depicting Dancing Caricatures in Costume
(Original Caption) Ballet danced in the Louvre, 1625. Painting by Daniel Rabel

Background imageBallet Metal Print Collection: Drawing Depicting Ballerina on Beautiful Setting

Drawing Depicting Ballerina on Beautiful Setting
(Original Caption) Fanny Cerrito in Ondine, ou La Naiade. One of the charming old lithographs (published in London, 1843), which illustrates the "romantic ballet."

Background imageBallet Metal Print Collection: French Girl Performing Ballet

French Girl Performing Ballet
(Original Caption) French ballerina from Champs Elysse. Photograph, ca. 1880

Background imageBallet Metal Print Collection: Russian Composer Tchaikovsky

Russian Composer Tchaikovsky
The Russian composer Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893), who is famous for his classical ballet scores including Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, and most notably, The Nutcracker

Background imageBallet Metal Print Collection: Ernestena Rosa Cooke Dancing as Butterfly

Ernestena Rosa Cooke Dancing as Butterfly
(Original Caption) Scottish dancer Ernestena Rosa Cooke as a butterfly. Photograph ca. 1890

Background imageBallet Metal Print Collection: Ballet Dancer Rudolf Nureyev

Ballet Dancer Rudolf Nureyev
A portrait of the Russian ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev with a fellow dancer

Background imageBallet Metal Print Collection: Outdoor Theater Of Moulin Rouge;Elephant

Outdoor Theater Of Moulin Rouge;Elephant
(Original Caption) Paris, France: Photograph of the outdoor theatre of the Moulin Rouge showing women on the stage in ballet costumes and patrons sitting at their tables

Background imageBallet Metal Print Collection: Samuel Barber Composing Music

Samuel Barber Composing Music
(Original Caption) Samuel Barber (1910- ) American Composer whose work includes symphonies, choral and ballet music

Background imageBallet Metal Print Collection: Portrait of Lady of the Court

Portrait of Lady of the Court
(Original Caption) Ballet Figure. Lady of the court of Louis XIV

Background imageBallet Metal Print Collection: Ballerina Tamara Toumanova

Ballerina Tamara Toumanova
(Original Caption) Tamara Toumanova during rehearsal in Milan's Scala for ballet, Joseph Legend

Background imageBallet Metal Print Collection: Russian Dancer

Russian Dancer

Background imageBallet Metal Print Collection: Ruth St.. Denis Dancing with her Cast

Ruth St.. Denis Dancing with her Cast
(Original Caption) Flailing long flowing veils for which she is remembered, ballerina Ruth St

Background imageBallet Metal Print Collection: Ruth St. Denis Teaching her Troupe

Ruth St. Denis Teaching her Troupe
(Original Caption) Turn-of-the-century ballerina Ruth St

Background imageBallet Metal Print Collection: Portrait of Mia Slavenska

Portrait of Mia Slavenska
(Original Caption) Slavenska Biography

Background imageBallet Metal Print Collection: Vera Ellen Posing in Easter Scene Wearing Ballet Outfit

Vera Ellen Posing in Easter Scene Wearing Ballet Outfit
Vera Ellen (1921-1981), actress and dancer who started out as a Rockette, and later starred in Wonder Man opposite Danny Kaye

Background imageBallet Metal Print Collection: Margot Fonteyn and Michael Somes in The Royal Ballet

Margot Fonteyn and Michael Somes in The Royal Ballet
(Original Caption) Margot Fonteyn and Michael Somes with the corps de ballet of the Royal Ballet in Swan Lake one of three ballets in the film The Royal Ballet

Background imageBallet Metal Print Collection: Salvador Dali Dancing in Ballet

Salvador Dali Dancing in Ballet
(Original Caption) Salvador Dali's talents may not run to dancing, but he's no man to tiptoe fearfully into ballet

Background imageBallet Metal Print Collection: Eyeball Created by Dali for Ballet

Eyeball Created by Dali for Ballet
(Original Caption) This starring eye by Dali dominated one of the scenes in the combination ballet-opera-and-art-show. Seated on the stage in foreground is famed ballerina Ludmilla Tcherina

Background imageBallet Metal Print Collection: American Dancer and Choreographer Alvin Ailey

American Dancer and Choreographer Alvin Ailey
American dancer and choreographer Alvin Ailey is considered one of the greatest dancers of his generation

Background imageBallet Metal Print Collection: Martha Graham

Martha Graham
(Original Caption) Martha Graham, dancer. Undated photo

Background imageBallet Metal Print Collection: George Balanchine And John Field

George Balanchine And John Field
(Original Caption) George Balanchine, noted choreogtapher, demonstrates a movement for John Field and Berly Grey. Undated photograph

Background imageBallet Metal Print Collection: Louis Xiv In Ballet Outfit

Louis Xiv In Ballet Outfit
(Original Caption) Louis XIV, the Sun King, in ballet outfit. Undated engraving. BPA2# 4850

Background imageBallet Metal Print Collection: Portrait of Carlotta Grisi

Portrait of Carlotta Grisi
(Original Caption) Carlotti Grisi in the Ballet of the Peri. Lithograph by J. Brandard, published 1844

Background imageBallet Metal Print Collection: Esther Williams Posing in Ballerina Costume

Esther Williams Posing in Ballerina Costume
Esther Williams is shown in the underwater ballet scene from the movie based on Annette Kellerman's life in this photograph

Background imageBallet Metal Print Collection: Drawing of Oleg Cassini Design

Drawing of Oleg Cassini Design
(Original Caption) This is one of the futuristic fashions designed to be shown to television audiences on New Year's day on Wide Wide World over NBC-TV

Background imageBallet Metal Print Collection: Vera Zorina Dancing in Ballet Outfit

Vera Zorina Dancing in Ballet Outfit
(Original Caption) This is the ballet dancer Vera Zorina

Background imageBallet Metal Print Collection: Suzanne Farrell and Richard Rapp in A Midsummer Night's Dream

Suzanne Farrell and Richard Rapp in A Midsummer Night's Dream
(Original Caption) Suzanne Farrell, as Titania, and Richard Rapp, as Bottom, are two of the stars in the new full-length ballet production A Midsummer Night's Dream

Background imageBallet Metal Print Collection: Portrait of Joan Crawford

Portrait of Joan Crawford
American actress and film star Joan Crawford poses in ballerina costume and ballet slippers

Background imageBallet Metal Print Collection: Portrait of Danish Ballet Dancer Adeline Genee In Butterfly Headdress

Portrait of Danish Ballet Dancer Adeline Genee In Butterfly Headdress
(Original Caption) London: Mademoiselle Adeline Genee

Background imageBallet Metal Print Collection: Dancer Wearing Ring Costume

Dancer Wearing Ring Costume
(Original Caption) A "Ring Girl" of the Ballet of Jewels in Universal's The Midnight Sun directed by Dimitri Buchowetzki

Background imageBallet Metal Print Collection: Man and Woman Performing Ballet

Man and Woman Performing Ballet
(Original Caption) La danse au music-hall, Rachel et Toiga

Background imageBallet Metal Print Collection: Portrait of Anna Pavlowa

Portrait of Anna Pavlowa
(Original Caption) Mademoiselle Leggierova in the corps of Anna Pavlova-The Incomparable and her Ballet Russe

Background imageBallet Metal Print Collection: Vladimir Vasiliev and Ekaterina Maximova in Stone Flower

Vladimir Vasiliev and Ekaterina Maximova in Stone Flower
Ekaterina Maximova and Vladimir Vasiliev perform in Stone Flower with the Bolshoi Ballet

Background imageBallet Metal Print Collection: Jerome Robbins and Janet Reed in Costume for Fancy Free

Jerome Robbins and Janet Reed in Costume for Fancy Free
Choreographer Jerome Robbins and dancer Janet Reed wear their costumes for a 1940s production of the ballet Fancy Free, by Robbins and Leonard Bernstein

Background imageBallet Metal Print Collection: Girls Posing at Balance Bar

Girls Posing at Balance Bar
(Original Caption) Young girls in ballet class perform an arabesque pose at the bar as their classmates

Background imageBallet Metal Print Collection: Young Dancers Checking Positioning

Young Dancers Checking Positioning
(Original Caption) Four young girls on point check their positioning at the bar in ballet class

Background imageBallet Metal Print Collection: Girls Stretching in Ballet Class

Girls Stretching in Ballet Class
(Original Caption) Four young girls stretch with their arms in third position during a floor exercise in their ballet class

Background imageBallet Metal Print Collection: Young Ballerina Balancing

Young Ballerina Balancing
(Original Caption) A young girl concentrates on balancing during a floor exercise in her ballet class

Background imageBallet Metal Print Collection: Girls Watching Classmates Exercising at Bar

Girls Watching Classmates Exercising at Bar
(Original Caption) Four young girls in ballet class exercise at the bar as their classmates watch attentively

Background imageBallet Metal Print Collection: Girls Practicing with Balance Bar

Girls Practicing with Balance Bar
Young girls of the Royal Ballet School stretch their legs while holding onto balance bars

Background imageBallet Metal Print Collection: Mia Slavenska

Mia Slavenska
(Original Caption) Slavenska Biography

Background imageBallet Metal Print Collection: Dutchess Meeting Cast

Dutchess Meeting Cast
(Original Caption) The dutchess of kent, left, who attended the premiere tonight of the Old Vic production of a Midsummer night's dream at the Metrolpolitan Opera house

Background imageBallet Metal Print Collection: Ballet Dancers;Costume;Harlequin;Fulllen

Ballet Dancers;Costume;Harlequin;Fulllen
(Original Caption) Anna Pavlova and Laurent Novikoff of the Ballet Russe in costume. Photograph. (Photo by AS400 DB/Bettmann Archive)

Background imageBallet Metal Print Collection: Portrait of Sol Hurok

Portrait of Sol Hurok
(Original Caption) Sol Hurok (b. 1888), American impresario of ballets and concerts. (Photo by VCG Wilson/Bettmann Archive)

Background imageBallet Metal Print Collection: Dame Margot Fonteyn in Swan Lake

Dame Margot Fonteyn in Swan Lake
The Royal Ballet Company's Prima Ballerina Dame Margot Fonteyn as Princess Odette in Swan Lake. Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Background imageBallet Metal Print Collection: Young Fred Astaire Wearing Ballet Costume

Young Fred Astaire Wearing Ballet Costume
(Original Caption) Fred Astaire at the age of five

Background imageBallet Metal Print Collection: Anna Pavlova Dancing

Anna Pavlova Dancing
(Original Caption) Pavlova (1885-1931) in Swan Lake ballet

Background imageBallet Metal Print Collection: Ballet Dancer Vaslav Nijinsky

Ballet Dancer Vaslav Nijinsky
(Original Caption) Picture shows famed Ballet dancer, Vaslav Nijinsky, in a ballet leap and dressed as a gypsy. Undated photo circa 1910s

Background imageBallet Metal Print Collection: Russian Ballet Dancer Vaslav Nijinsky

Russian Ballet Dancer Vaslav Nijinsky
Russian ballet dancer, Vaslav Nijinsky (1890-1950), as a member of Diaghelev's Ballet Russes and starring in the latter's classical ballet, Le Spectre de la Rose

Background imageBallet Metal Print Collection: Igor Stravinsky and Vaslav Nijinsky

Igor Stravinsky and Vaslav Nijinsky
(Original Caption) Igor Stravinsky with Nijinsky as Petrochka

Background imageBallet Metal Print Collection: Vaslav Nijinsky as the Golden Slave in Scheherazade

Vaslav Nijinsky as the Golden Slave in Scheherazade
(Original Caption) 1911- Paris, France- Russian ballet dancer and choreographer Vaslav Nijinsky (b.1890-d.1950), wearing the costume for his performance of Scheherazade in Paris

Background imageBallet Metal Print Collection: Ballet Dancer Vaslav Nijinsky as Clown

Ballet Dancer Vaslav Nijinsky as Clown
Famous Russian ballet dancer, Vaslav Nijinsky (1890-1950), dressed as a clown for his role in Petrouchka. Composer: Igor Stravinsky

Background imageBallet Metal Print Collection: Ninjinsky in Afternoon of a Faun

Ninjinsky in Afternoon of a Faun
(Original Caption) Nijinsky in afternoon of a Faun, 1912. Photograph BPA 2 #982

Background imageBallet Metal Print Collection: Vaslav Nijinsky in Afternoon of a Faun

Vaslav Nijinsky in Afternoon of a Faun
Ballet dancer and choreographer Vaslav Nijinsky posing in costume from his ballet Afternoon of a Faun (L'A'pres-midi d'un Faune)

Background imageBallet Metal Print Collection: Scenes from Ballet 'The Rite of Spring'

Scenes from Ballet "The Rite of Spring"
Scenes from the ballet "The Rite of Spring" composed by Igor Stravinsky

Background imageBallet Metal Print Collection: Anna Pavlova as 'The Dying Swan'

Anna Pavlova as "The Dying Swan"
(Original Caption) Anna Pavlova in the title role, "The Dying Swan.", circa 1914

Background imageBallet Metal Print Collection: Ballet Director Serge De Diaghileff with Cane

Ballet Director Serge De Diaghileff with Cane
Ballet Director Serge de Diaghileff, who formed a company called Ballets Russes

Background imageBallet Metal Print Collection: Russian Ballet Dancers Anna Pavlova and Mikhail Mordkin

Russian Ballet Dancers Anna Pavlova and Mikhail Mordkin
(Original Caption) Anna Pavlova (1885-1931) and Mikhail Mordkin (1882-1944), Russian ballet dancers

Background imageBallet Metal Print Collection: Augistin Berger and Guiletta Pattrinieri During Ballet

Augistin Berger and Guiletta Pattrinieri During Ballet
Publicity photo of Augustin Berger (in black face), and Guiletta Pattrinieri in the ballet "Excelsior."

Background imageBallet Metal Print Collection: Portrait of Vaslav Nijinsky

Portrait of Vaslav Nijinsky
(Original Caption) "Nijinsky" This is an undated file photo of the late Russian ballet star Vaslav Nijinsky

Background imageBallet Metal Print Collection: Mary Jane Willett Baring Knees

Mary Jane Willett Baring Knees
(Original Caption) Dancer Wars on Galoshes and Bare Knees

Background imageBallet Metal Print Collection: Two Women Posing on Steps

Two Women Posing on Steps
(Original Caption) Though the sun shine, prepare for rain. So to these two pretty members of the ballet of the Chicago Opera Company

Background imageBallet Metal Print Collection: Portrait of Madge Merritt

Portrait of Madge Merritt
(Original Caption) English Ballet Girls Cavort on Beach at Brighton. Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, New York, New York: Madge Merritt, New York's prettiest and queen of the beaches

Background imageBallet Metal Print Collection: English Dancers Working out on Beach

English Dancers Working out on Beach
(Original Caption) Brighton Beach: English Ballet Girls Cavort On Beach at Brighton

Background imageBallet Metal Print Collection: Tamara Karasavina Performing Ballet

Tamara Karasavina Performing Ballet
(Original Caption) Dance Poses. Mme. Karasavina

Background imageBallet Metal Print Collection: Anna Pavlova In Bombay India

Anna Pavlova In Bombay India
(Original Caption) 3/1923-Bombay, India: Anna Pavlova, world famous dancer as she appeared in Bombay in an Indian dance

Background imageBallet Metal Print Collection: Siamese Royal Ballet Dancers

Siamese Royal Ballet Dancers
(Original Caption) Siamese Royal Dancing Ballet. Siam: In far away Siam the land of a thousand wats, there reigns one of the two absolute monarchs of the world

Background imageBallet Metal Print Collection: Siamese Royal Ballet Dancers Dancing

Siamese Royal Ballet Dancers Dancing
(Original Caption) Siamese Royal Dancing Ballet. Siam: In far away Siam the land of a thousand wats, there reigns one of the two absolute monarchs of the world

Background imageBallet Metal Print Collection: Siamese Royal Ballet Dancers Dancing

Siamese Royal Ballet Dancers Dancing
(Original Caption) Siamese Royal Dancing Ballet. Siam: In far away Siam the land of a thousand wats, there reigns one of the two absolute monarchs of the world

Background imageBallet Metal Print Collection: Famous Russian Ballerina Anna Pavlova

Famous Russian Ballerina Anna Pavlova
(Original Caption) 9/14/1923-London, England: Madame Anna Pavlova, famous Russian ballet dancer, practicing her Hindu dance for the opening of her season at Covent Garden Opera House

Background imageBallet Metal Print Collection: Water Scene In Wave Ballet

Water Scene In Wave Ballet
(Original Caption) 2/13/1924-Photo shows the water scene in the wave ballet as interpreted by members of the ballet

Background imageBallet Metal Print Collection: Thamar Karsavina

Thamar Karsavina
(Original Caption) Russian Dancer Soon to Make U.S. Debut

Background imageBallet Metal Print Collection: Economist John Maynard Keynes

Economist John Maynard Keynes
(Original Caption) Famous British Economist to Wed Divorced Russian Dancer



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