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... vase decorated with grotesques , c . 1560 ; in the Victoria and Albert Museum , London By courtesy of the Victoria and Albert Museum , London The narrative scenes are taken from the Bible , from classical mythology , from classical and ...
... vase decorated with grotesques , c . 1560 ; in the Victoria and Albert Museum , London By courtesy of the Victoria and Albert Museum , London The narrative scenes are taken from the Bible , from classical mythology , from classical and ...
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... vase painting , 5th century BC . In the Museo Nazionale Tarquinise , Italy . SCALA and devout round dance in honour of the gods , per- formed by choruses of virgins . Numerous vase paintings and sculptural reliefs offer ample proof of a ...
... vase painting , 5th century BC . In the Museo Nazionale Tarquinise , Italy . SCALA and devout round dance in honour of the gods , per- formed by choruses of virgins . Numerous vase paintings and sculptural reliefs offer ample proof of a ...
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... vase paintings and the dances of Oriental and American Indian cultures . The pioneers of this new dance were Isadora Duncan ( 1877-1927 ) , who stormed across European stages in her loosely flying tunic , inspiring a host of disciples ...
... vase paintings and the dances of Oriental and American Indian cultures . The pioneers of this new dance were Isadora Duncan ( 1877-1927 ) , who stormed across European stages in her loosely flying tunic , inspiring a host of disciples ...
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