Dance in Art

Cross Section of the Hôtel de Ville Seen in Perspective Showing the Decoration and Illumination of the Courtyard and Rooms Created on the Occasion of the Ball Given the Night of August 30 and 31, 1739

Jacques-François Blondel (French, 1705–1744)

Medium:

pen and black ink, brush and gray wash, and watercolor with gouache, over graphite

Collection:

Drawings

Source:

cma

Rights:

CC0

Cross Section of the Hôtel de Ville Seen in Perspective Showing the Decoration and Illumination of the Courtyard and Rooms Created on the Occasion of the Ball Given the Night of August 30 and 31, 1739, by Jacques-François Blondel (French, 1705–1744), is a public-domain pen and black ink, brush and gray wash, and watercolor with gouache, over graphite 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.