Alphonse Mucha Gismonda iPhone 5 Case

Gismonda by Alphonse Mucha, 1894.One of Mucha's most famous posters. "For Mucha, proponent of Art Nouveau, woman was a subject of reverence, even worship, and nowhere, did he express it more eloquently than in his first poster for the immortal actress Sarah Bernhardt. 'Gismonda' was a biblical period piece whose Palm Sunday procession in the third act allowed Mucha to cloth the actress in a gown of Byzantine opulence and to give her a wonderful expression" (First Ladies of the Poster: The Gold Collection, by Laura Gold) "…at the appearance of Gismonda on the billboards, Paris was bowled over; an odscure illustrator (Mucha) became an overnight celebrity, and posters were suddenly discussed seriously as art form in circles which would have before not even deigned to grant them a passing mention… Mucha's masterly composition, his unerreing eye for decorative detail, flawless draftsmanship and an exquisitely delicate sensitivity for muted colours combined with his skill in lithography to produce a masterpiece" (Posters of the Belle Epoque; The Wine Spectator Collection, by Jack Rennert.) Marvellous palette of gold, blue, pale lilac and white. See more Alphonse Mucha items in our store's Art Nouveau Collection. Alternate spelling is Alfons Mucha or Alphons Mucha. More words to help you find this are Art Nouveau, vintage, theatre poster, actress Sarah Bernhardt, unique, flowers, woman, gifts for her, gifts for women, Edwardian, La Belle Epoch, the Gilded Age, late 19th century, jewellery box, late nineteenth century, late 1900s 1900s, late Victorian era, antique, French, France, Paris, beautiful, feminine, fine art, iPhone 5 cases and iPhone5 case.