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Ancient Greek and Roman dancing in prints

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Prints depicting dance

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Theatrical dancers, singly or in pairs

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Title
Ancient Greek and Roman dancing in prints
Names
Avril, Jean-Jacques, 1744-1831 (Engraver)
Granger, Jean-Pierre, 1779-1840 (Artist)
Pistolesi, Saverio (Artist)
Siemiradzki, Henryk, 1843-1902 (Artist)
Collection

Prints depicting dance

Theatrical dancers, singly or in pairs

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1800 - 1899 (Approximate)
Table of 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.
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZFX Gre 1-6
Topics
Dance -- History -- Greece -- To 146 B.C
Dance -- Rome
Genres
Prints
Notes
Title devised by cataloger.
Acquisition: [Two female dancers], [Three nude women dancing], Faune dansant, The companions of Tiberius at Capri Gift; Lincoln Kirstein.
Physical Description
Engravings
Etchings
Photogravures
Extent: 5 prints : engraving, etching, b&w or one-color ; 44 x 33 cm. or smaller.
Extent: 1 photomechanical print : photogravure, b&w ; 27 x 38 cm., plate mark 23 x 34 cm.
Description
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.
Type of Resource
Still image
Languages
French
Italian
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 825550731
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b19759734
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 8b435d60-88f9-0134-a5c4-00505686a51c
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1744: Creator Born
  • 1800: Issued (Approximate)
  • 1831: Creator Died
  • 2019: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Ancient Greek and Roman dancing in prints" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1800 - 1899. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ff5c24e0-8cb7-0134-1d8a-00505686a51c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Ancient Greek and Roman dancing in prints" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 27, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ff5c24e0-8cb7-0134-1d8a-00505686a51c

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1800 - 1899). Ancient Greek and Roman dancing in prints Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ff5c24e0-8cb7-0134-1d8a-00505686a51c

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Ancient Greek and Roman dancing in prints