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Click to view high resolution image Title: Morris Dance Creator: Israhel von Meckenem, engraver Description: The Morris dance traditionally was performed at carnivals in the fifteenth century. The dance consisted of men executing comically exaggerated erotic movements. Here, a number of men, among which appears a fool, dance before a woman who will award a ring to the man she chooses as the winner of the dance. A number of spectators watch from outside through a window. Source: Wikimedia Commons Rights: Public Domain Subject (See Also): Eroticism Morris Dances Geographic Area: Germany Century: 15 Date: ca. 1475 Related Work: Current Location: British Museum, Prints & Drawings, E,1.143 Original Location: Artistic Type (Category): Digital images; Prints Artistic Type (Material/Technique): Copperplate engravings Donor: Height/Width/Length(cm): // Inscription: Related Resources: Hollstein 512; Lehrs IX.402.512.II; Bartsch VI.274.186; Geisberg 383 II/II.

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