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Some of the Most Beautiful Paintings Inspired by Dance: A visual essay

  • Liz Publika
  • Apr 16, 2020
  • 1 min read

Updated: 8 hours ago

by Liz Publika


"A Dance to the Music of Time" (1634)  by Nicolas Poussin (1594 — 1665)
"A Dance to the Music of Time" (1634) by Nicolas Poussin (1594-1665)

"Oberon, Titania and Puck with Fairies Dancing" (1786) by William Blake (1757 — 1827)
"Oberon, Titania and Puck with Fairies Dancing" (1786) by William Blake (1757-1827)

"The Spanish Ballet" (1862) by Édouard Manet (1832 — 1883)
"The Spanish Ballet" (1862) by Édouard Manet (1832-1883)

"The Dance of Life," or "Life's Dance" (c. 1899 – 1900) by Edvard Munch (1863 — 1944)
"The Dance of Life," or "Life's Dance" (c. 1899 -1900) by Edvard Munch (1863-1944)

"The Dance" (1910) by Henri Matisse (1869 — 1954)
"The Dance" (1910) by Henri Matisse (1869-1954)

"Artist's Studio, The Dance" (1974) by Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997)
"Artist's Studio, The Dance" (1974) by Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997)


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