This lovely addition to the expanding universe of web-accessible, digital versions of primary sources, was created by the New York Public Library and includes color lithographs, engravings, and other types of prints documenting the history of dance in Italy, collected by Walter Toscanini (son of the Italian conductor Arturo Toscanini). The collection is named for the younger Toscanini's wife, ballerina Cia Fornaroli. Visitors will find over 100 portraits of dancers and patrons of the arts, as well as 263 images of sets, ballet theaters, and dancers in various roles. For example, there are images of the Spanish dance the Cachucha as danced by Fanny Elssler, as well as her contemporary, Marie Taglioni, and other unidentified dancers.
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