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Dance of Death by Hans Holbein the Younger
A scene showing an Abbot and Death from the Dance of Death series of woodprints by Hans Holbein the Younger (c. 1497-1543 CE). c. 1525 CE.
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Dance at Bougival by Renoir
An 1883 oil on canvas, Dance at Bougival, by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) the French impressionist painter. Renoir painted three similar scenes which were all commissioned by his dealer Paul Durand-Ruel for his own home. (Museum of Fine...
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Ancient Greek dance by the Caryatids @ 6th Bollywood & Multicultural Dance Festival
Caryatids Ancient Greek Dance Company of Dora Stratou Theater Dancers: Ms. Anah Sari Ms. Svetlana Volkova Ms. Nataliya Dovhopol Ms. Katerina Tsagka Ms. Rossella Rubini The Bollywood and Multicultural Dance Festival is Greece's...
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Wounded Knee Massacre
The Wounded Knee Massacre of 29 December 1890 was the slaughter of over 250 Native Americans, mostly of the Miniconjou people of the Lakota Sioux nation, by the US military at Wounded Knee Creek, South Dakota. Although the US government defined...
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Red-figured Hydria - Dance Training Session
Red-figured hydria (water-jar) displaying a dance-training (gymnopaida) session. Two young girls practice dancing under the supervision of a female and a male tutor. The girls wear short tunics (chiton) and take identical steps towards each...
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The Role of Dance in Ancient Greece
There were many occasions in ancient Greece where people danced, especially since rhythmic physical exercise and pall playing were also considered dance. The ancient Greeks would dance at weddings, symposiums (which were all male drinking...
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Native American Sun Dance
Indian Sun Dance, wood engraving by Jules Tavernier and Paul Frenzeny in Harper's Weekly, January 2, 1875.
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Ghost Dance of Sioux at Pine Ridge
The Ghost Dance of the Oglala Sioux at Pine Ridge Agency, 1889-1890. Image by artist Frederic Remington, 1890.
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Ghost Dance Shirt
A painted buckskin Ghost Dance shirt, Arapaho, c. 1890.
Blackhawk Museum, Danville, California.
Photo by Jim Heaphy.
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Wovoka, Paiute Shaman, Preacher of Ghost Dance
Wovoka (also known as Jack Wilson, l. c. 1856-1932), Paiute Shaman and visionary who preached the Ghost Dance beginning in 1889.