Dance Collection (#87)

The Sabre Dance, 1872. Artist: Alfred-Henri Darjou
The Sabre Dance, 1872. A print from Cairo and High-Egypt

Vasanta Ragini, Ragamala Album, School of Rajasthan, 19th century. Dance of Krishna to the sound of the music of Gopis. Found in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

Front page of L Amerique en Guerre newspaper, 9 August 1944. The front page story describes the progress of the liberation of France by the Allies

Ball of the Burning Men, 1393. (c1470). In 1393, Isabeau de Baviere organised a celebration of the marriage of one of her ladies-in-waiting

The Three Graces, c1847-1875. Artist: Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux
The Three Graces, c1847-1875. From the collection of the Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee du Petit-Palais, Paris, France

Marriage Feast of Cupid and Pscyhe, c1520-1546. Artist: Giulio Romano
Marriage Feast of Cupid and Pscyhe, c1500-1546

The Portico of a Country Mansion, 1773. Artist: Robert Hubert
The Portico of a Country Mansion, 1773. Found in the collection of the The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

You will not escape, 1799. Artist: Francisco Goya
You will not escape, 1799. Plate 72 of Los caprichos. Los Caprichos were published in 1799 at a time of social repression and economic crisis in Spain

Happy fantasy, 1819-1823. Artist: Francisco Goya
Happy fantasy, 1819-1823. Plate 12 of Proverbs, published in 1864. The series also known as disparates (absurdities) or suenos (dreams) is seen as symbolic of the absurdity of the human condition

Nobody knows himself, 1799. Artist: Francisco Goya
Nobody knows himself, 1799. Plate 6 of Los caprichos. Los Caprichos were published in 1799 at a time of social repression

The Young Musician, 20th Century. Artist: Georges Antoine Rochegrosse
The Young Musician, 20th Century. Georges Rochegrosse was a French historical and decorative painter. He was born at Versailles and studied in Paris

A Dance in the Country, 1883. Artist: Pierre-Auguste Renoir
A Dance in the Country, 1883. From the collection of the Musee d Orsay, Paris, France

Lola de Valence, 1862. Artist: Edouard Manet
Lola de Valence, 1862. Located in the collection at, Musee d Orsay, Paris

Corner of a Cafe Concert, Detail, 1878-1880. Artist: Edouard Manet
Corner of a Cafe Concert, Detail, 1878-1880. Located in the collection at, The National Gallery, London

Corner of a Cafe Concert, 1878-1880. Artist: Edouard Manet
Corner of a Cafe Concert, 1878-1880. Located in the collection at The National Gallery, London

The Dancer, Mariano Camprubi, 1862. Artist: Edouard Manet
The Dancer, Mariano Camprubi, 1862. Part of a private collection, New York, USA

Les Bayaderes, 1838. Representation of the dress worn by a group of five Hindu temple dancers, also known as The Dancing Priestesses of Pondicherry, accompanied by three male musicians

Ce qu ons amuser aved les nombres astronomiques!!, c1914. Artist: Guillaume Apollinaire
Ce qu ons amuser aved les nombres astronomiques!!, c1914

The Old Plantation, 1800. Plantation slaves dancing in front of their wooden cabins accompanied by banjo and drum. From the collection of the Williamsburg Foundation, Williamsburg, USA

Popular festivities, mid 19th century. A young couple dance round a garlanded pole (Maypole) while a second couple wait outside the inn to take their turn

Spanish dancers, mid 19th century. Dancers in traditional costume and using castanets are accompanied by guitar and violin players

Carnival in the Streets of Paris, 1757. Artist: Etienne Jeaurat
Carnival in the Streets of Paris, 1757. From the Musee Carnavalet, Paris, France

The Country Feast, detail, 1576. Artist: Lucas van Valckenborch
The Country Feast, detail, 1576

Calypsos Reception of Telemachus and Mentor, 1801. Artist: Benjamin West
Calypsos Reception of Telemachus and Mentor, 1801

Bacchus and Ariadne, 1523-1525. Artist: Titian
Bacchus and Ariadne, 1523-1525. From the National Gallery, London

Set design for a Ballets Russes production of Cleopatra, 1909. Artist: Leon Bakst
Set design for a Ballets Russes production of Cleopatra, 1909. From the Museum of Modern Art, New York, USA

A Young Rajah, ballet costume design, 1911. Artist: Leon Bakst
A Young Rajah, ballet costume design, 1911. Costume design for a Ballets Russes production of Le Dieu Bleu (The Blue God), story by Jean Cocteau and Frederigo de Madrazo, music by Reynaldo Hahn

Set design for the ballet Scheherazade, c1913. Artist: Leon Bakst
Set design for the ballet Scheherazade, c1913. Published in L Art Decoratif de Leon Bakst. (Paris, 1913). From a private collection

Bacchante, costume design for a Ballets Russes production of Tcherepnins Narcisse, 1911. Artist: Leon Bakst
Bacchante, costume design for a Ballets Russes production of Tcherepnins Narcisse, 1911. From the Musee Stravinski-Diaghilev

Bayadere with Peacock, ballet costume design, 1911. Artist: Leon Bakst
Bayadere with Peacock, ballet costume design, 1911. Costume Design for a Ballets Russes production of Le Dieu Bleu (The Blue God), story by Jean Cocteau and Frederigo de Madrazo

The Downpour, set design for a ballet, 1906. Artist: Leon Bakst
The Downpour, set design for a ballet, 1906. From the Russian State Museum, St Petersburg, Russia

The Sectet of the Harem, set design for a ballet, c1913. Artist: Leon Bakst
The Sectet of the Harem, set design for a ballet, c1913. Published in L Art Decoratif de Leon Bakst. (Paris, 1913). From a private collection

Set design for a Ballets Russes production of Ravels Daphnis et Chloe, 1912. Artist: Leon Bakst
Set design for a Ballets Russes production of Ravels Daphnis et Chloe, 1912. Published in L Art Decoratif de Leon Bakst. (Paris, 1913). From a private collection

Lulu, late 19th / early 20th century. Artist: Emile Antoine Bourdelle
Lulu, late 19th/early 20th century. From a private collection

Set design for Thamar, ballet by Mily Balakirev, 1912. Artist: Leon Bakst
Set design for Thamar, ballet by Mily Balakirev, 1912. Published in L Art Decoratif de Leon Bakst. (Paris, 1913). From the Musee des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

The Firebird, costume design for Stravinskys ballet The Firebird, 1910. Artist: Leon Bakst
The Firebird, costume design for a Ballets Russes production of Stravinskys ballet The Firebird, 1910. Published in L Art Decoratif de Leon Bakst. (Paris, 1913). From a private collection

Premiere Bacchante, costume design for a production of Tcherepnins Narcisse, 1911. Artist: Leon Bakst
Premiere Bacchante, costume design for a Ballets Russes production of Tcherepnins Narcisse, 1911. Published in L Art Decoraif de Leon Bakst. (Paris, 1913). From a private collection

Two Heralds, ballet costume design, 1911. Artist: Leon Bakst
Two Heralds, ballet costume design, 1911. Design for the performance of Debussys Le Martyre de St Sebastien (The Torment of St Sebastian) at Pariss Chatelet Theatre

Sleeping Beauty, ballet costume design, c1913. Artist: Leon Bakst
Sleeping Beauty, ballet costume design, c1913. Published in L Art Decoratif de Leon Bakst. (Paris, 1913). From a private collection

The Shah of Persia, costume design for a Ballets Russes production of Scheherazade, c1913. Artist: Leon Bakst
The Shah of Persia, costume design for a Ballets Russes production of Scheherazade, c1913. Published in L Art Decoratif de Leon Bakst. (Paris, 1913). From a private collection

The Firebird, costume design for Tamara Karsavina in Stravinskys ballet The Firebird, 1910. Artist: Leon Bakst
The Firebird, costume design for Tamara Karsavina in Stravinskys ballet The Firebird, 1910. Published in L Art Decoratif de Leon Bakst. (Paris, 1913). From a private collection

Costume design for a Ballets Russes production of Ravels Daphnis et Chloe, 1912. Artist: Leon Bakst
Costume design for a Ballets Russes production of Ravels Daphnis et Chloe, 1912. Published in L Art Decoratif de Leon Bakst. (Paris, 1913). From a private collection

Iskander, costume design for the ballet La Peri (music by Paul Dukas), c1913. Artist: Leon Bakst
Iskander, costume design for the ballet La Peri (music by Paul Dukas), c1913. Published in L Art Decoratif de Leon Bakst. (Paris, 1913). From a private collection

Costume design for the the ballet dancer Ida Rubinstein, 1911. Artist: Leon Bakst
Costume design for the the ballet dancer Ida Rubinstein, 1911. Design for the performance of Debussys Le Martyre de St Sebastien (The Torment of Saint Sebastian) at Pariss Chatelet Theatre

Two Bacchantes, costume design for a Ballets Russes production of Tcherepnins Narcisse, 1911. Artist: Leon Bakst
Two Bacchantes, costume design for a Ballets Russes production of Tcherepnins Narcisse, 1911. Published in L Art Decoratif de Leon Bakst. (Paris, 1913). From a private collection

Ephebe, costume design for a Ballets Russes production of Tcherepnins Narcisse, 1911. Artist: Leon Bakst
Ephebe (adolescent), costume design for a Ballets Russes production of Tcherepnins Narcisse, 1911. Published in L Art Decoratif de Leon Bakst. (Paris, 1913). From a private collection

Decor for Debussys ballet L Apres-midi d un faune (The Afternoon of a Faun), 1912. Artist: Leon Bakst
Decor for Debussys ballet L Apres-midi d un faune (The Afternoon of a Faun), 1912. Published in L Art Decoratif de Leon Bakst. (Paris, 1913). From a private collection

Set design for a Ballets Russes production of Le Dieu Bleu (The Blue God), 1911. Artist: Leon Bakst
Set design for a Ballets Russes production of Le Dieu Bleu (The Blue God), 1911. Story by Jean Cocteau and Frederigo de Madrazo, Music by Reynaldo Hahn. Publised in L Art Decoratif de Leon Bakst

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