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Moriskendans
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Moriskendans

anonymous · 1688 · etching; engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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The Morisco dance is a dance performed at various European courts from the fifteenth century onwards. Dancers dressed as black people. Subject categories within the Atlas Customs and Manners: Customs and Manners in a Narrower Sense. Popular Life. Public Festivals. Royal Entries, (Illuminations, fireworks and the like, public festivals).

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printMorris dance, 'Mauriskentanz'
Credit lineMoriskendans. 1688. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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