TITLE OF WORK: Ewer with dancing females within arcades. Iran, Sasanian, ca. 6th–7th century A.D.
TYPE OF WORK: Sculpture, silver ewer, mercury gilding
DATE: 600
DATE DETAILS: approx.
DIMENSIONS: 34 cm height
COMMENTS: Both the females and their decorative motifs recall representations of the maenads, attendants of Dionysus. However, it has been suggested that these figures have been adapted to the cult of the Irani
LOCALITY OF REFERENCE: Ancient, Persia, Iran, Sasanian
ARTIST: Leo von Elliot (Germany, 1816-1890) (drawing)
TITLE OF WORK: From the International Colonial Exhibition in Amsterdam. Gamelan players (Aus der Internationalen Colonialausstellung in Amsterdam. Gamalang-Spieler)
TYPE OF WORK: Print, woodcut
DATE: 1883
DIMENSIONS: 16.7 x 23.2 cm
LOCALITY OF REFERENCE: Indonesia, Java, Bali, Holland
ARTIST: Henri (de) Gissey (France, 1621-1673) (workshop of)
TITLE OF WORK: Ballet "The wedding of Peleas and Thetis":, act 2, scene 3: Chef des tenans. Le comte de Saint-Aignan, first gentleman of the King's Room
TYPE OF WORK: Drawing, pen, wash and gouache, touched with silver, cutout
ARTIST: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (France, 1864-1901)
TITLE OF WORK: The dance at the Moulin Rouge (La danse au Moulin Rouge)
TYPE OF WORK: Painting, oil on canvas
DATE: 1890
DIMENSIONS: 115 x 150 cm
COMMENTS: La Goulue and her partner Valentin le Désossé executing their dance number. The woman in the black cape is Jane Avril. At right, the man with the white beard is count alphonse de Toulouse-Lautrec, the
