La Tosca is a five-act drama by the 19th-century French playwright Victorien Sardou. It was first performed on 24 November 1887 at the Théâtre de la Porte Saint-Martin in Paris, with Sarah Bernhardt i
Poster by Alphonse Mucha depicting Sarah Bernhardt in the title role
Sardou in an 1882 caricature from Le Trombinoscope
Sarah Bernhardt as Floria Tosca in her costume for Act 1
Alfons Maria Mucha, known in English as Alphonse Mucha, was a Czech painter, illustrator, and graphic artist. Living in Paris during the Art Nouveau period, he was widely known for his distinctly styl
La Tosca
…La Tosca Poster by Alphonse Mucha depicting Sarah Bernhardt in the title role Original language French Written by Victorien Sardou Genre Historical drama Setting Rome, 17 June 1800…
Portrait of Saints Cyril and Methodius for the Roman Catholic church in Pisek (1887)
Mucha working on a poster for publishing house Cassan (1896)
Self-portrait of in front of a poster intended for Sarah Bernhardt, in his studio located on Rue du Val-de-Grâce in Paris (c. 1899)