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The Cleveland Museum of Art
Ornamental Scupture
Description
Napoleon III commissioned the opera house. It was adorned with lavishly decorated facades and
surfaces inside and out, like this sculptural molding
that topped doors in the building’s side galleries.
The opera house became the setting
for Gaston LeRoux’s 1910 novel The Phantom of the
Opera, which inspired the 1976 musical and 2004
film.
Provenance
(Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco, CA); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Dimensions
28.1 × 38.1 cm
Movement / Period
Accession No
1990.116
Official Citations
Curatorial Affinity Stream
Continuing the Universe of Louis-Émile Durandelle (French, 1839–1917)
Photography • France, 19th century • Harmonious Works & Contemporaries
Continuous Discovery