Scenes from the harvesting of grapes at Mâcon: Couples dancing

Unknown (French)

Item type:

drawing

Date of creation:

19th century

Height:

9.3 cm  (3 11/16 in.)

Width:

15.8 cm  (6 1/4 in.)

Technique / Medium:

brown ink, brown wash, and graphite on cream wove paper

Place of creation:

Burgundy (France)

Description

Five men and four women in aristocratic attire dance to the accompaniment of a violinist who sits on a chair positioned on a plank atop two large wine casks; additional dancers may be suggested by vaguely-sketched shapes in the background

Iconclass

43C93
more than one couple dancing
43C941
group dancing among upper classes
48C7311
violin, fiddle
43A132
harvest festivities

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Violin [3573]

RIdIM images

Image URLs

image link 1

RIdIM record id

5667