TITLE OF WORK: Antonia Argentina - "Fire dance" from "Love the sorcerer" by Manuel de Falla (Antonia Argentina - "Danse du feu" de "L'amour sorcier" de Manuel de Falla)
TITLE OF WORK: Entertainment given to British and American naval officers at Honolulu, Sandwich Islands. The "houlah-houlah", or native dance, in the presence of the King
TYPE OF WORK: Print, woodcut
DATE: 1888
DIMENSIONS: 15.2 x 23.3 cm
LOCALITY OF REFERENCE: Hawaii, Sandwich Islands, U.S.A., U.K.
ARTIST: Jean-Michel Moreau le jeune (France, 1741-1814)
TITLE OF WORK: Wedding of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette. Opening dance by the royal couple
TYPE OF WORK: Drawing, pen and brown wash
DATE: 1770
DIMENSIONS: 23.5 x 27.5 cm
COMMENTS: The wedding ceremony took place on 16/05/1770 followed by a dinner in the Opera House. In the next day a performance of the opera "Persée" was given there. On 19/05/1770 took place the depicted scene,
ARTIST: Giovanni Galli-Bibiena (Italy, 1717-1760) (drawing); Johann Andreas Pfeffel (engraving)
TITLE OF WORK: Masked ball in the Vienna Riding School (Maskenball in der Wiener Hofreitschule)
TYPE OF WORK: Print, copper engraving, colored
DATE: 1744
DIMENSIONS: 50.9 x 67.3 cm
COMMENTS: The dance shown is probably a contradance. The ball marked the celebrations for the wedding of Archduchess Maria Anna with the Duke Karl von Lothringen, on 12/01/1744.
TITLE OF WORK: Costume design for the ballet "La tragédie de Salomé": Negro
TYPE OF WORK: Watercolor on paper
DATE: 1913
COMMENTS: "La tragédie de Salomé", ballet in one act, first presented in Paris by the Ballets Russes; music by F. Schmitt, choreography by B. Romanov; décors and costumes by S. Soudeikin.
TITLE OF WORK: Decoration of the dance hall at the ball given by the minister of war (Décoration de la salle de danse au bal donné par le ministre de la guerre)
TYPE OF WORK: Print, woodcut
DATE: 1852
DIMENSIONS: 18.5 x 23 cm
COMMENTS: Accompanying text by Philippe Busoni, giving an account of the ball, given on 11/02/1852
TITLE OF WORK: Daytime scene in a Zenana, or harem. Two lovers are shown before attendants, musicians and a dancer. Book cover with painted illustrations on both sides
TYPE OF WORK: Painting, lacquered papier mâché, cardboard
DATE: 1815
DATE DETAILS: approx.
COMMENTS: Book cover with painted illustrations on both sides. Outside vertical illustration depicts a daytime scene in a Zenana, or harem. Two lovers are shown before attendants, musicians and a dancer. A tray
