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Tanz Narren

Title
Tanz Narren [graphic].
Publication
[18--?]

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Still imageSupervised use *MGZFD Anon Tan 1Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance

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Description
1 print : engraving, hand-colored; 22 x 14 cm., plate mark 18 x 11 cm.
Summary
Depiction of a scene in an elaborately decorated ballroom, where a woman in a plumed headdress watches as a man in tight pink garments strikes the ballet pose called an arabesque. Behind them is a second woman, whose round face and body give her the appearance of an oversized child. At right, two male musicians play on an elevated stand.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Caricatures.
Note
  • At upper right: 13.
  • At lower left: L.
  • At lower right: St [?].
Biography (note)
  • The German title of this print may be roughly translated as "dance fools," and the facial expressions and postures of the subjects indeed imply a satirical intent.
Call Number
*MGZFD Anon Tan 1
OCLC
792745631
Title
Tanz Narren [graphic].
Imprint
[18--?]
Biography
The German title of this print may be roughly translated as "dance fools," and the facial expressions and postures of the subjects indeed imply a satirical intent.
Local Note
Cataloging funds provided by Friends of Jerome Robbins Dance Division.
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Research Call Number
*MGZFD Anon Tan 1
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