CHT307426 Sarah Bernhardt in the title role of \'Theodora\', by Victorien Sardou, produced in Paris in 1884, 1902 (oil on canvas) by Clairin, Georges (1843-1919); Private Collection; (add.info.: Theodora (c.500-548), empress of Byzantium and wife of Justinian I (482/3-565; magnificent costumes based on the mosaics in the church of San Vitale in Ravenna; accompanying music by Jules Massenet (1842-1912); scene depicts the first Act, set in the Grand Hall of the palace; decor and set design by Eugene Carpezat (1833-1912); ; Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923); Sardou (1831-1908; painting formerly in Collection Alain Lesieutre;); 穢 Archives Charmet; French, out of copyright.