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Title
Maria Germanova as Agnes
Subject
Germanova, Maria
Date
1906
Dimensions
height: 14cm
width: 9cm
width: 9cm
Provenance
Presented by Michael Gaunt, September 2023.
Other number
E0146
This postcard depicts Maria Germanova in the role of Agnes in Henrik Ibsen's play 'Brand'.
Germanova was an early member of the Moscow Art Theatre (MAT), which was formed in 1898. The actor Konstantin Stanislavski and his co-founder, the writer and drama teacher, Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko, wanted to break away from the state-run theatres, bring back high standards and professionalism in acting, and strive towards emotional truth and realism in their performances. Henrik Ibsen wrote ‘Brand’ in 1865 and it was performed by the Moscow Art Theatre in 1906. ‘Brand’ was the sixth of seven plays by Ibsen that the company produced.
The play follows an idealistic and uncompromising priest called ‘Brand’ as he encounters different people while wandering the Norwegian mountains. Brand meets Agnes and her fiancée, Einar, in the mountains. She later leaves her fiancée and eventually marries Brand.
Germanova is depicted three-quarter length in profile and facing the left. She wears a dark-coloured headscarf over a shirt, her hands hold the scarf by her neck and she gazes into the distance.
Germanova was an early member of the Moscow Art Theatre (MAT), which was formed in 1898. The actor Konstantin Stanislavski and his co-founder, the writer and drama teacher, Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko, wanted to break away from the state-run theatres, bring back high standards and professionalism in acting, and strive towards emotional truth and realism in their performances. Henrik Ibsen wrote ‘Brand’ in 1865 and it was performed by the Moscow Art Theatre in 1906. ‘Brand’ was the sixth of seven plays by Ibsen that the company produced.
The play follows an idealistic and uncompromising priest called ‘Brand’ as he encounters different people while wandering the Norwegian mountains. Brand meets Agnes and her fiancée, Einar, in the mountains. She later leaves her fiancée and eventually marries Brand.
Germanova is depicted three-quarter length in profile and facing the left. She wears a dark-coloured headscarf over a shirt, her hands hold the scarf by her neck and she gazes into the distance.
