Nations of Africa Ballets: Three Rows of Costumed Dancers

An etching arranged in three horizontal bands, each showing a group of dancers in elaborate costumes with plumed headdresses, shields, and staves against a bare ground. Labels in Italian are inscribed beneath each row, naming the ballet and dance groups in small script.

Artist

Anonymous, Italian, 17th century

Date

17th century

Medium

Etching

Source

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Size

2488 × 3667 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1953