Dancing Lesson, the "Mazurka".

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Dancing Lesson, the "Mazurka".

Creator

Karl Karlovitz Bulla

Russian Photographer · 1854–1929

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In the early 1900s, Karl Bulla was a photojournalist in Saint Petersburg in the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (U.S.S.R.). He photographed scenes of civic interest as well as prominent figures such as author Leo Tolstoy. Bulla taught photography to his sons, Viktor and Aleksandr, who also became photographers.

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Date
before 1917
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Culture
Russian
Department
Photographs
Institution
Getty Museum
Object ID
e5ae3dde-2cdf-4df5-8dc7-77748b057948

A Polish folk dance originating in the 1500s, the mazurka came to represent Polish national pride and dignity. Especially after Frédéric Chopin made this music known in the early 1800s, the dance's popularity spread to the ballrooms of Russia, Germany, France, and England. Arranged in formal rows echoing the architectural pillars, these young women participate in a dance lesson, most likely in preparation for a society ball.

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