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La danse des Deruis

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Image ID

5425975


Item data

Title

La danse des Deruis

Collection

Prints depicting dance
Subjects

Names

Picart, Bernard, 1673-1733 (Artist)
Folkema, Fopje, 1690-1752 (Engraver)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1730 - 1739 (Approximate)
Place: Paris?

Library Location

Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZFH Der 1

Subjects

Dervishes
Mevleviyeh
Whirling dances
Trance dances
Dance -- Turkey

Genres

Prints

Notes

Statement Of Responsibility: B. Picart delin. 1731; F. Folkema sculp.
Source Note: Probably a plate from Picart's multi-volume publication Cérémonies et coutumes religieuses de tous les peuples du monde, 1723-37.

Physical Description

Engraving
Extent: Engraving, colored, plate mark: 34.5 x 42 cm.

Abstract

A small circular room with a balustrade and musicians' loft. Twelve men at center perform a trance dance. A group of men are seated behind the balustrade.

Languages

French

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: NYPY877014096-F
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b12164345
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 6fb64940-2971-0133-2779-58d385a7bbd0

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Still Image

Date Issued

1730

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MLA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "La danse des Deruis" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1730 - 1739. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6fb64940-2971-0133-2779-58d385a7bbd0

APA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1730 - 1739). La danse des Deruis Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6fb64940-2971-0133-2779-58d385a7bbd0

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "La danse des Deruis" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 12, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6fb64940-2971-0133-2779-58d385a7bbd0

Wikipedia citation

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