Giza, Egypt: a dance by sword dancers in the commandant's house. Watercolour by Luigi Mayer, 17--.

  • Mayer, Luigi, active 1776-1792.
Date:
[between 1700 and 1799]
Reference:
586288i
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The swordsmen dance around a woman clad only in gauze. Veiled women watch from behind a grill in an upstairs room

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[between 1700 and 1799]

Physical description

1 painting : pen and ink, ink drawn with the brush, watercolour and gouache, with gum arabic ; image 40 x 54.2 cm

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Un ballo arabo con pantomina [i.e. pantomima], e forze, osservato in casa del comandante del soborgo di Giza. LM f Inscription in ink, bottom left: "LM f", meaning Luigi Mayer fecit

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Wellcome Collection 586288i

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