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The dance of the blind (La danse des aveugles)

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TYPE OF WORK: Painting
DATE: 1650
DATE DETAILS: approx.
COMMENTS: A bagpipe player leads a line of dancers, called "tresche", in front of a blindfolded Fortune turning a wheel. A poem by Pierre Michault
LOCALITY OF REFERENCE: France
DANCE FORM: court

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