“Ballet “Don Quixote” “Spanish Dance”, ballerina Marina Khoreva - Mercedes

A woman in a red, black-lace-trimmed flamenco gown with a tiered ruffled skirt stands at center holding an open fan, a rose tucked into her dark hair. Behind her two more women in red and teal costumes dance with raised arms and swirling skirts, while at right a man in period dress plays a guitar, seated beneath a tall stone archway filled with a rose-patterned stained-glass window.

Saturated reds, teals and warm ambers are rendered in smooth, precise brushwork, with crisp linear patterning describing the lace, ruffles and glass. Light glowing through the tall window picks out the dancers' faces and costumes, giving the scene a festive, theatrical brightness suited to a stage performance.