Dance in Art

Celestial Dancers, folio 5 (recto), from Brahman Rishabhadatta's speech, from a Kalpa-sutra

Unknown artist

Medium:

gum tempera and gold on paper

Collection:

Indian and Southeast Asian Art

Source:

cma

Rights:

CC0

Celestial Dancers, folio 5 (recto), from Brahman Rishabhadatta's speech, from a Kalpa-sutra is a public-domain gum tempera and gold on paper in the LODance gallery of dance in art. It's one of thousands of historic images tracing how dancing has been seen and celebrated across the centuries.