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Ancient Greek and Roman dancing in prints

Title
Ancient Greek and Roman dancing in prints [graphic].
Publication
[18--?]

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Still imageSupervised use *MGZFX Gre 1-6Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance

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Additional Authors
  • Avril, Jean-Jacques, 1744-1831.
  • Granger, Jean-Pierre, 1779-1840.
  • Pistolesi, Saverio.
  • Siemiradzki, Henryk, 1843-1902.
Description
  • 5 prints : engraving, etching, b&w or one-color; 44 x 33 cm. or smaller.
  • 1 photomechanical print : photogravure, b&w ;
Summary
Depictions of ancient Greek and Roman dancing in prints culled from various sources, chiefly dating from the nineteenth century. Some represent artworks of ancient origin; others are later interpretations or imaginative recreations of the dances of antiquity.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Engravings.
  • Etchings.
  • Photogravures.
Note
  • Title devised by cataloger.
Source (note)
  • Lincoln Kirstein.
Contents
[Two female dancers, one with wreaths, one with a tambourine, accompanied by a kithara player] -- [Study of a fragment of a vase-painting? depicting two men and two women; the woman at far right throws her head back in a maenad-like pose; penciled at bottom are the words "Istituto [?] of the dance at Sparta"] -- [Three nude women dancing in a landscape, accompanied by Eros or Cupid on the kithara] / J.M. [?] Moreau inv.; P. Buquoy sculp. -- Faune dansant / dessiné par Granger; gravé par J.J. Avril -- Due danzatrici, dipinto di Pompei; Danseuse, peintre de Pompei, v. 1, t. XXVI / Saverio Pistolesi del. sculp. -- The companions of Tiberius at Capri; Gebbie & Co., 1887 / [signed] H. Siemiradzki; H. Siemeradsky pinx.; gravure, Gebbie & Husson.
Call Number
*MGZFX Gre 1-6
OCLC
825550731
Title
Ancient Greek and Roman dancing in prints [graphic].
Imprint
[18--?]
Local Note
Cataloging funds provided by Friends of Jerome Robbins Dance Division.
Source
[Two female dancers], [Three nude women dancing], Faune dansant, The companions of Tiberius at Capri Gift; Lincoln Kirstein.
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Added Author
Avril, Jean-Jacques, 1744-1831. Engraver
Granger, Jean-Pierre, 1779-1840. Draftsman
Pistolesi, Saverio. Artist
Siemiradzki, Henryk, 1843-1902. Artist
Kirstein, Lincoln, 1907-1996. Donor
Research Call Number
*MGZFX Gre 1-6
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