Boris Christoff as Boris Godunov in Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky. Painting by Leonard Boden (1911-1999)
Painting
1965 (painted)
1965 (painted)
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Oil portrait of Boris Christoff as Boris Godunov, full length. He stands in an architectural setting at the head of a flight of steps (two visible). He wears a long gold robe, decorated all over with patterns in gold, red and blue jewels, and a crown. The crown is a jewelled gold cap, surmounted by a cross and trimmed with a wide band of fur. He holds a staff of office in his right hand. His hands are adorned with large rings.
Object details
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| Title | Boris Christoff as Boris Godunov in <i>Boris Godunov</i> by Modest Mussorgsky. Painting by Leonard Boden (1911-1999) (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Oil on canvas |
| Brief description | Painting entitled "Boris Christoff as Boris Godunov in Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky" by Leonard Boden, 1965 |
| Physical description | Oil portrait of Boris Christoff as Boris Godunov, full length. He stands in an architectural setting at the head of a flight of steps (two visible). He wears a long gold robe, decorated all over with patterns in gold, red and blue jewels, and a crown. The crown is a jewelled gold cap, surmounted by a cross and trimmed with a wide band of fur. He holds a staff of office in his right hand. His hands are adorned with large rings. |
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| Gallery label | Boris Christoff in the opera Boris Godunov
1965
Boris Christoff (1914-1993) first sung the title-role of the opera Boris Godunov at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden in 1958. He subsequently appeared there in seven revivals up to 1979, including one in 1965 during which this painting was undertaken. The artist Leonard Boden trained at the Glasgow School of Art and his paintings include 10 portraits of Queen Elizabeth II and one of Pope Pius XII.
Opera by Modest Mussorgsky, 1874,
revised by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov in 1908
Royal Opera House, London
Oil on canvas
By Leonard Boden (1911-99)
Given by the sitter
Museum no. S.306-1979
(17/12/2014) |
| Credit line | Given by the sitter |
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| Literary reference | <i>Boris Godunov</i> |
| Bibliographic reference | Ashton, Geoffrey. Catalogue of Paintings at the Theatre Museum, London. ed. James Fowler, London : Victoria and Albert Museum, 1992. 224p. ill. ISBN 1851771026 |
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| Accession number | S.306-1979 |
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| Record created | November 13, 2003 |
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