Art Institute of Chicago
The Morris Dancers
Israhel van Meckenem the YoungerLinkedCulture matchlcp-05aec119625d
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- Engraving in black on ivory laid paper
- Culture
- Germany
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Object ID
- 22656
From the Art Institute of Chicago record
The Morris Dance is a folk dance still practiced in England today. Here the roundel shape of Meckenem’s engraving echoes the pattern of the cavorting dancers, as they encircle a young woman holding a ring. The poses are intentionally exaggerated, especially that of the fool at left. The dance, which may have originated in medieval Spain, was a popular court spectacle, as the merry throng of onlookers at the window suggests.
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- Credit line
- Clarence Buckingham Collection
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- Object type
- AAT300041273
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