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61 relations: Anthony van Dyck, Bal des Ardents, Black and White Ball, Carlos de Beistegui, Carnival, Carnival of Venice, Charles VI of France, Colonial history of the United States, Costume, Costume party, Daniel Auber, Dishonored, Duchy of Burgundy, Edgar Allan Poe, Engelhardt family, Eugène Scribe, Flax, France, Giuseppe Verdi, Gossip Girl, Graham's Magazine, Gustav III of Sweden, Gustave III (Auber), Hermann Hesse, Hop-Frog, Jacob Johan Anckarström, John James Heidegger, Katharine Graham, Lady-in-waiting, Literature, Lone Ranger, Mask, Masque, Masquerade (play), Mikhail Lermontov, Morisco, New York City, Palazzo Labia, Pantheon, London, Pitch (resin), Ranelagh Gardens, Romeo and Juliet, Royal entry, Samuel Richardson, Soho Square, Steppenwolf (novel), Teresa Cornelys, The Blue Boy, The Masque of the Red Death, The Phantom of the Opera, ..., The Phantom of the Opera (1986 musical), The Washington Post, Theatre Royal Haymarket, Truman Capote, Un ballo in maschera, Vauxhall Gardens, Venice, Wild man, William Shakespeare, Zürich, 1755 Lisbon earthquake. Expand index (11 more) »
Anthony van Dyck
Sir Anthony van Dyck (many variant spellings; 22 March 1599 – 9 December 1641) was a Flemish Baroque artist who became the leading court painter in England, after enjoying great success in Italy and the Southern Netherlands.
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Bal des Ardents
The Bal des Ardents (Ball of the Burning Men) or Bal des Sauvages (Ball of the Wild Men) was a masquerade ballSources vary whether the event was a masquerade or a masque.
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Black and White Ball
The Black and White Ball was a masquerade ball held on November 28, 1966 at the Plaza Hotel in New York City.
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Carlos de Beistegui
Don Carlos de Beistegui e Yturbe (31 January 1895 – 17 January 1970),England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995 also known as Charlie de Beistegui, was an eccentric Spanish-French multi-millionaire art collector and interior decorator who was one of the most flamboyant characters of mid-20th-century European life.
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Carnival
Carnival (see other spellings and names) is a Western Christian and Greek Orthodox festive season that occurs before the liturgical season of Lent.
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Carnival of Venice
The Carnival of Venice (Carnevale di Venezia) is an annual festival held in Venice, Italy.
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Charles VI of France
Charles VI (3 December 1368 – 21 October 1422), called the Beloved (le Bien-Aimé) and the Mad (le Fol or le Fou), was King of France for 42 years from 1380 to his death in 1422.
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Colonial history of the United States
The colonial history of the United States covers the history of European colonization of the Americas from the start of colonization in the early 16th century until their incorporation into the United States of America.
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Costume
Costume is the distinctive style of dress of an individual or group that reflects their class, gender, profession, ethnicity, nationality, activity or epoch.
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Costume party
A costume party (American English) or a fancy dress party (British English) is a type of party, common mainly in contemporary Western culture, where guests dress up in costumes.
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Daniel Auber
Daniel François Esprit Auber (29 January 178212/13 May 1871) was a French composer.
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Dishonored
Dishonored is a 2012 stealth action-adventure video game developed by Arkane Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks.
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Duchy of Burgundy
The Duchy of Burgundy (Ducatus Burgundiae; Duché de Bourgogne) emerged in the 9th century as one of the successors of the ancient Kingdom of the Burgundians, which after its conquest in 532 had formed a constituent part of the Frankish Empire.
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Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe (born Edgar Poe; January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849) was an American writer, editor, and literary critic.
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Engelhardt family
Engelhardt (Энгельгардт) was a Baltic-German noble and baronial family.
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Eugène Scribe
Augustin Eugène Scribe (24 December 179120 February 1861) was a French dramatist and librettist.
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Flax
Flax (Linum usitatissimum), also known as common flax or linseed, is a member of the genus Linum in the family Linaceae.
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France
France, officially the French Republic (République française), is a sovereign state whose territory consists of metropolitan France in Western Europe, as well as several overseas regions and territories.
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Giuseppe Verdi
Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi (9 or 10 October 1813 – 27 January 1901) was an Italian opera composer.
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Gossip Girl
Gossip Girl is an American teen drama television series based on the book series of the same name written by Cecily von Ziegesar.
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Graham's Magazine
Graham's Magazine was a nineteenth-century periodical based in Philadelphia established by George Rex Graham and published from 1841 to 1858.
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Gustav III of Sweden
Gustav III (– 29 March 1792) was King of Sweden from 1771 until his assassination in 1792.
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Gustave III (Auber)
Gustave III, ou Le bal masqué (Gustavus III, or The Masked Ball) is an opéra historique or grand opera in five acts by Daniel Auber, with a libretto by Eugène Scribe.
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Hermann Hesse
Hermann Karl Hesse (2 July 1877 – 9 August 1962) was a German-born poet, novelist, and painter.
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Hop-Frog
"Hop-Frog" (originally "Hop-Frog; Or, the Eight Chained Ourangoutangs") is a short story by American writer Edgar Allan Poe, first published in 1849.
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Jacob Johan Anckarström
Jacob Johan Anckarström (11 May 1762 – 27 April 1792) was a Swedish military officer who assassinated Gustav III, king of Sweden.
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John James Heidegger
John James (Johann Jacob) Heidegger (19 June 1666 – 5 September 1749) was a Swiss count and leading impresario of masquerades in the early part of the 18th century.
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Katharine Graham
Katharine Meyer "Kay" Graham (née Meyer; June 16, 1917 – July 17, 2001) was an American publisher and the first female publisher of a major American newspaper.
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Lady-in-waiting
A lady-in-waiting or court lady is a female personal assistant at a court, royal or feudal, attending on a royal woman or a high-ranking noblewoman.
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Literature
Literature, most generically, is any body of written works.
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Lone Ranger
The Lone Ranger is a fictional masked former Texas Ranger who fought outlaws in the American Old West with his Native American friend, Tonto.
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Mask
A mask is an object normally worn on the face, typically for protection, disguise, performance, or entertainment.
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Masque
The masque was a form of festive courtly entertainment that flourished in 16th- and early 17th-century Europe, though it was developed earlier in Italy, in forms including the intermedio (a public version of the masque was the pageant).
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Masquerade (play)
Masquerade (Маскарад) is a verse play written in 1835 by the Russian Romantic writer Mikhail Lermontov.
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Mikhail Lermontov
Mikhail Yuryevich Lermontov (p; –) was a Russian Romantic writer, poet and painter, sometimes called "the poet of the Caucasus", the most important Russian poet after Alexander Pushkin's death in 1837 and the greatest figure in Russian Romanticism.
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Morisco
Moriscos (mouriscos,; meaning "Moorish") were former Muslims who converted or were coerced into converting to Christianity, after Spain finally outlawed the open practice of Islam by its sizeable Muslim population (termed mudéjar) in the early 16th century.
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New York City
The City of New York, often called New York City (NYC) or simply New York, is the most populous city in the United States.
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Palazzo Labia
Palazzo Labia is a baroque palace in Venice, Italy.
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Pantheon, London
The Pantheon was a place of public entertainment on the south side of Oxford Street, London, England.
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Pitch (resin)
Pitch is a name for any of a number of viscoelastic polymers.
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Ranelagh Gardens
Ranelagh Gardens (alternative spellings include Ranelegh and Ranleigh, the latter reflecting the English pronunciation) were public pleasure gardens located in Chelsea, then just outside London, England in the 18th century.
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Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare early in his career about two young star-crossed lovers whose deaths ultimately reconcile their feuding families.
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Royal entry
The Royal Entry, also known by various names, including Triumphal Entry, Joyous Entry, consisted of the ceremonies and festivities accompanying a formal entry by a ruler or his representative into a city in the Middle Ages and Early Modern Period in Europe.
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Samuel Richardson
Samuel Richardson (19 August 1689 – 4 July 1761) was an 18th-century English writer and printer.
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Soho Square
Soho Square is a garden square in Soho, London which has been de facto since 1954 a public park leased to the council at its centre.
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Steppenwolf (novel)
Steppenwolf (originally) is the tenth novel by German-Swiss author Hermann Hesse.
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Teresa Cornelys
Teresa Cornelys (sometimes spelt Theresa; born Anna Maria Teresa Imer, Venice, 1723 – died Fleet Prison, London, 19 August 1797) was an operatic soprano and impresario who hosted fashionable gatherings at Carlisle House in Soho Square.
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The Blue Boy
The Blue Boy (1779) is a full-length portrait in oil by Thomas Gainsborough, now in the Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
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The Masque of the Red Death
"The Masque of the Red Death", originally published as "The Mask of the Red Death: A Fantasy" (1842), is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe.
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The Phantom of the Opera
The Phantom of the Opera (French: Le Fantôme de l'Opéra) is a novel by French writer Gaston Leroux.
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The Phantom of the Opera (1986 musical)
The Phantom of the Opera is a musical with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Charles Hart and Richard Stilgoe.
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The Washington Post
The Washington Post is a major American daily newspaper founded on December 6, 1877.
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Theatre Royal Haymarket
The Theatre Royal Haymarket (also known as Haymarket Theatre or the Little Theatre) is a West End theatre in the Haymarket in the City of Westminster which dates back to 1720, making it the third-oldest London playhouse still in use.
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Truman Capote
Truman Garcia Capotehttp://www.biography.com/people/truman-capote-9237547#early-life (born Truman Streckfus Persons, September 30, 1924 – August 25, 1984) was an American novelist, short story writer, screenwriter, playwright, and actor.
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Un ballo in maschera
Un ballo in maschera (A Masked Ball) is an 1859 opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi.
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Vauxhall Gardens
Vauxhall Gardens was a pleasure garden in Kennington on the south bank of the River Thames and accessed by boat from London until the erection of Vauxhall Bridge in the 1810s.
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Venice
Venice (Venezia,; Venesia) is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto region.
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Wild man
The wild man (also wildman, or "wildman of the woods") is a mythical figure that appears in the artwork and literature of medieval Europe, comparable to the satyr or faun type in classical mythology and to Silvanus, the Roman god of the woodlands.
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William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare (26 April 1564 (baptised)—23 April 1616) was an English poet, playwright and actor, widely regarded as both the greatest writer in the English language, and the world's pre-eminent dramatist.
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Zürich
Zürich or Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zürich.
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1755 Lisbon earthquake
The 1755 Lisbon earthquake, also known as the Great Lisbon earthquake, occurred in the Kingdom of Portugal on the morning of Saturday, 1 November, the holy day of All Saints' Day, at around 09:40 local time.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masquerade_ball
