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Two dancers, one seen from the left, the other from the right
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Two artists with feathered headgear on (characters from the commedia dell'arte) dancing with their backs to each other. Both just lift their right knee. This print is part of a series of 48 prints (50 including title page and dedication page) with diverse subjects (e.g. men and women in various poses, landscapes, buildings and festivities in Florence). These prints may have been intended as drawing examples.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineTwee dansers, de een op de linkerzijde, de ander op de rechterzijde gezien. 1621. Jacques Callot. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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