The Dance
1750
oil
canvas
From the collection of Art Institute of Chicago
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Pietro Longhi
Pietro Longhi was a Venetian painter of contemporary genre scenes of life.
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oil
canvas
From the collection of Art Institute of Chicago
The Dance is a 1750 oil by Pietro Longhi, a Baroque work, held at Art Institute of Chicago.
You see five people in a small room, dancing in a stiff, formal circle. Longhi painted everyday life in Venice, but he made it feel like a quiet joke. The dancers look serious, almost bored, while their clothes—powdered wigs, silk skirts—are too fancy for the plain room. It’s like he caught people pretending to be grand when they’re really just passing time. To see more scenes like this, look up the Art Institute of Chicago.
Pietro Longhi was a Venetian painter of contemporary genre scenes of life.
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