Danza Pirrica

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1619848

Item data

Title

Danza Pirrica

Collection

Wonders: Images of the Ancient World
Dance -- Ancient

Names

Paglianti, Giovanni (Engraver)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1823 - 1838

Library Location

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection

Subjects

Acrobats
Armor -- To 499
Arms & armament -- Greek -- To 499
Dance -- Greece -- To 499
Vases, Greek

Genres

Prints

Notes

Content: War dance of Ancient Greece, imitating the motions of warfare and performed in armor.
Source Note: From Il costume antico e moderno, o, storia del governo, della milizia, della religione, delle arti, scienze ed usanze di tutti i popoli antichi e moderni. (Firenze : Batelli, 1823-1838) Ferrario, Giulio (1767-1847), Author.
Content: Written on border: "Greek vase painting ; Reproduced early 1800s."

Physical Description

Etchings
Extent: 14.2 x 23.4 cm

Identifiers

Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 0e51b420-c5be-012f-ca76-58d385a7bc34

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Still Image

Date Issued

1823

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Danza Pirrica" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1823 - 1838. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0e51b420-c5be-012f-ca76-58d385a7bc34

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1823 - 1838). Danza Pirrica Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0e51b420-c5be-012f-ca76-58d385a7bc34

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Danza Pirrica" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 19, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0e51b420-c5be-012f-ca76-58d385a7bc34

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