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Semiha Berksoy
Fidelio, 1975
Oil on hardboard
244 x 122 cm
(Museum interest only)
(Museum interest only)
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Leonore, disguised as a boy named 'Fidelio', gets herself employed at a Seville prison to rescue her husband, Florestan, a political prisoner. She gains access to his cell, where they...
Leonore, disguised as a boy named 'Fidelio', gets herself employed at a Seville prison to rescue her husband, Florestan, a political prisoner. She gains access to his cell, where they reunite. When the tyrannical governor, Pizarro, tries to kill Florestan, Leonore intervenes, and justice prevails as Pizarro is arrested.
Provenance
The Estate of Semiha BerksoyExhibitions
2024, Semiha Berksoy, Singing in Full Color, Hamburger Bahnhof, Berlin, GermanyPublications
2024, Semiha Berksoy, Singing in Full Color, Hamburger Bahnhof, SilvanaEditoriale2017, Semiha Berksoy Catalogue Raisonné, Galerist Publications
2010, Semiha Berksoy, I Lived on Art, I Lived On Love, Yapı Kredi Culture, Art and Publication
2004, Semiha Berksoy, İşbank Cultural Publications