Rosita Mauri

Rosita Mauri
Portrait head by Nadar, 1881
Born
María Isabel Amada Antonia Rosa Mauri Segura

(1850-11-15)15 November 1850
Died3 December 1923(1923-12-03) (aged 73)
Burial placeMontparnasse Cemetery
NationalitySpanish
Occupation(s)Dancer and ballet teacher
Léon Comerre's portrait of the ballerina
Fin d'arabesque (1877) by Edgar Degas

María Isabel Amada Antonia Rosa Mauri Segura or Roseta Mauri y Segura (15 September 1850 – 3 December 1923) was a Spanish dancer and ballet teacher. Her year of birth has also been quoted as between 1849 and 1856.[1] A prima ballerina of international reputation, she was depicted frequently by artists, sculptors and photographers and was also the subject of several poetic tributes.[2]

  1. ^ Ferran Canyameres 1971
  2. ^ La Dansarina Roseta Mauri, L’Associació d’Estudis Reusencs, 1971