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Book of Hours – Nativity Scene
Some of the most radiant arts works of the 15th century are to be found in illuminated manuscripts. These exquisite books were treasured and have been meticulously conserved. They, contrary to many medieval and renaissance art works, have retained their original brilliance. Whether devotional or secular, these manuscripts commissioned by wealthy patrons, are artistic gems.… Read more
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The Dance around the Golden Calf
In one of the oldest streets in Amsterdam, stands an historic building embellished with a gable stone illustrating the Dance around the Golden Calf. This narrow street, once part of an elite neighbourhood where various mayors and the composer Jan Pieterzoon Sweelinck resided, is nowadays situated in the centre of the red light district. The… Read more
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Hieronymus Bosch – The Dance around the Golden Calf
In the central panel of the triptych The Temptation of Saint Anthony, stands the ruins of a tower; the top tier shows the hand of God handing the Tablets of Law to Moses and immediately below are the most extraordinary dance figures in all of Bosch’s paintings. Bosch has painted, as if in low relief,… Read more
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Hieronymus Bosch – Moresca
In the central panel of The Temptation of Saint Anthony, a triptych by Hieronymus Bosch stands the ruins of a tall tower. This tower is divided into four tiers; the top tier shows the hand of God handing the tablets, the Ten Commandments, to Moses and immediately there under are the most stunning dance figures… Read more
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Hieronymus Bosch – The Dance of Death
On the right panel of The Haywain and the Bruges version of The Last Judgment a strange figure, a naked soul, rides on a bovine. Perhaps, if his helmet is any indication, this soul might once have been a soldier. A lance pierces diagonally through the torso of the rider. The excruciating pain seems not… Read more
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Hieronymus Bosch – Weird and Curious Dancers
Just imagine the scene. A naked woman, with a snakelike creature crawling rudely over her legs, parades elegantly down a runway while a dragon turns his atrocious head towards her. Behind her there is a head wearing a large red hat and in the front of her, a chunky ape-like creature is playing the lute.… Read more
14th century 15th century 16th century 17th century 18th century 19th century 20th century 21st century Adriaen Brouwer Adriaen Pietersz. van de Venne Adriaen van Ostade Albrecht Dürer Alma-Tadema art Arthurian Legends Bal des Ardents ballet Bergen School Bernard Picart Burgundian Court CoBrA Constant Cornelis Dusart Cornelis Massijs dance Dance/Dancers Dance around the Golden Calf dancers David Ryckaert III David Teniers the Younger David Vinckboons De Stijl Egg dance Else Berg Erhard Schön Flemish Art Frans Francken II Frans Huysmans George Hendrik Breitner Gertrud Leistikow Gillis Mostaert Hans Bol Hans Vredeman de Vries Harmen Meurs Henri Braakensiek Herman Bieling Hieronymus Bosch Hieronymus Francken the Younger illuminated manuscript Isaac Israels Isaac van Ostade Jacob Grimmer Jacob Savery I Jacobus van Looy Jan Brueghel the Elder Jan Mandijn & followers Jan Miense Molenaer Jan Sierhuis Jan Sluijters Jan Steen Jan Toorop Jean-Baptiste Vanmour Jean de Wavrin Jean Froissart Karel Appel Karel van Mander Kees Maks Kees van Dongen Leo Gestel Loyset Liédet Lucas van Valckenborch Maarten van Heemskerck Maastricht Hours Marius Bauer Marten van Cleve Mommie Schwarz Mondrian Paolo Fiammingo/Pauwels Franck Pieter Aertsen Pieter Balten/Peeter Baltens Pieter Bruegel the Elder Pieter Brueghel the Younger Pieter Codde Pieter de Bloot Pieter van der Borcht Pieter van der Heyden Piet Mondrian Piet van der Hem Romance of Alexander Roman de la Rose Rothschild Canticles Salome Sebald Beham Simon Bening Tango Theo van Doesburg Toer van Schayk Vilmos Huszár Vincent van Gogh Willem de Zwart
About me
As a young aspiring dancer I loved to ponder over the magnificent paintings created by Edgar Degas. How his ballerinas inspired me. The atmosphere of the Paris Opera, the beautiful tutus and the hard working dancers never failed to trigger my imagination. As the years past, I retained my love of dance, of Degas, of art, and developed an interest in knowing more about the cross fertilization between art and dance.
DANCE IMAGES IN THE ART OF THE NETHERLANDS 