The Club 48 Mir Iskousstva 56 The Three Knocks 77 The Theban Gate 89 Terror Antiquus 107 The Spiral Road 110 A Show in an Armchair 132 Epilogue. Bakst and Russia 217 PLATES Portrait of Bakst by Modigliani I “Chastising Cupid”, project of decorative panel II D’Annunzio’s “Martyrdom of St. Sebastian”, Mme. Rubinstein in the 5th act III Judith of Bethulia (panel) IV “Forsaken Chloe”, project of decorative panel. (Gouache) V Portrait of Mr. T. (red chalk) VI “Modern dress” (a “fantaisie”) VII “Daphnis and Chloe parting in the evening”, sketch for decorative panel. (Gouache) VIII “Sheherazade” ballet. First Eunuch. (Gouache) IX An inferior deity. “Narcissus” ballet. (Gouache) X Stage decorations for ballet “Orientales”. (Gouache) XI A Negro’s costume (Sheherazade) XII Stage decorations for Oscar Wilde’s “Salome”. (Gouache) XIII “Phædra” tragedy. Phædra’s nurse XIV Stage decorations for Hindu ballet. (Gouache) XV Mme. Ida Rubinstein as St. Sebastian XVI The imperial palace (“The Martyrdom of St. Sebastian”) XVII Mme. Rubinstein in “The Martyrdom of St. Sebastian” XVIII The “Women of good humour” ballet. Rinaldo. (Gouache) XIX Stage decorations for “Phædra” (Gouache) XX A costume. “Narcissus” ballet XXI The Pilgrim (“Blue God” ballet). Gouache XXII Stage decorations for act 4th of D’Annunzio’s “St. Sebastian”. (Gouache) XXIII The Czarevitch’s costume (“The Bird of Fire”) XXIV Project of stage decorations for “Sleeping Beauty” XXV Stage decorations for the vault scene (“St. Sebastian”) XXVI “Terror antiquus”. First golden medal. 1911 Universal Exhibition (Brussels) XXVII “Terror antiquus” (detailed) XXVIII Submarine monsters (“Sadko” opera). Gouache XXIX Stage decorations for the ballet “Women of good humour” (second version). Gouache XXX A bacchanalian dance (Joseph) by R. Strauss XXXI