About this artwork
In a large reception hall, elegantly dressed couples converse and dance to the music played by performers on an upper balcony. The two figures seated at a table are Albrecht IV of Bavaria and his wife Kunigunde of Austria, suggesting that this print depicts a specific festival that took place in Munich in 1500. While the depiction of three-dimensional space in the print is not convincing, the engraver’s attention to the details of the extravagant costumes successfully convey the courtly pageantry of the festive occasion.
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Status
- On View, Gallery 202
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Department
- Prints and Drawings
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Artist
- Master MZ
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Title
- The Ball
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Place
- Germany (Artist's nationality:)
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Date
- Made 1500
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Medium
- Engraving on ivory laid paper
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Dimensions
- Sheet trimmed within platemark: 22 × 31.6 cm (8 11/16 × 12 1/2 in.)
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Credit Line
- Clarence Buckingham Collection
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Reference Number
- 1933.783
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IIIF Manifest
- https://api.artic.edu/api/v1/artworks/15460/manifest.json
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