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Ornament with Dance of the Lovers

Israhel van Meckenem

Cleveland Museum of Art

Black and white engraving of a woman surrounded by eight men. The woman wears a long dress and a tall, pointed head covering and stands on a circle. The men are dressed in short sleeves and shorts or loincloths and are positioned within curvilinear vines and leaves. The three men on the left and the three on the right are posed in a dynamic dance-like movement. The man on the bottom center wears a short tunic and kneels on one knee while holding a dog. The dog is lying down and looking to the left. The image contains intricate curvilinear vines and leaves in the background. The engraving is signed in gothic script at the bottom center.

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900 × 425 px
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