Dancing

Tomb figure of a dancer (Rijksmuseum AK-MAK-1299). China - 618-907

Musician and dancer (Museum für Asiatische Kunst III 8914). China - 8th-9th C.

Dancing child (Museum für Asiatische Kunst III 4763). China - 9th C.

Ewer with dancing women (Rijksmuseum BK-1984-175). Iran - 12th C.

Hunting and dancing tapestry (National Gallery of Art 2014.136.301). France – ca. 1510

Masquerade (National Gallery of Art 1943.3.4383, -.4384, -.4386, -.4388, -.4389, -.4391, -.4392, -.4394, -.4395, -.4396, -.4397, -.4407). Germany – ca. 1512-15

Men in Red, White, and Blue Dancing with Their Partners (National Gallery of Art 1964.8.1769). Germany – ca. 1512-15

Two Dancing Couples Led by Torch-bearing Knights (National Gallery of Art 1943.3.3683). Germany – ca. 1512-15

Peasant Couple Dancing by Albrecht Dürer (National Gallery of Art 1943.3.3529). Germany - 1514

Masquerade Dance with Torches by Albrecht Dürer (National Gallery of Art 1943.3.3683). Germany – ca. 1517-18

Three Couples in a Circle Dance (National Gallery of Art 1964.8.1767). Germany – ca. 1512-15

 

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