Greek Men and Women Dancing the Khorra

Jean Baptiste Vanmour, c. 1720 - c. 1737

In the countryside outside the city, Greek men and women dance what is known as the khorra. Because Vanmour was not Muslim, it was easier for him to gain access to the Greek community in Istanbul than it was the Turkish side of life.

  • Artwork typepainting
  • Object numberSK-A-2009
  • Dimensionsheight 44.5 cm x width 58 cm
  • Physical characteristicsoil on canvas

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Greek Men and Women Dancing the Khorra

  • Object type

  • Object number

    SK-A-2009

  • Description

    In een bosachtige omgeving dansen Griekse mannen en vrouwen de Khorra. Links een doedelzakspeler.


Creation

  • Creation

    painter: Jean Baptiste Vanmour

  • Dating

    c. 1720 - c. 1737

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    oil on canvas

  • Dimensions

    height 44.5 cm x width 58 cm


This work is about

  • Subject

  • Place

  • Period

    1726 - 1744


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Documentation

    • Mirjam Shatanawi, 'On the In-Betweenness of the Paintings of Jean Baptiste Vanmour (1671–1737) at the Rijksmuseum' in: Susanne Leeb en Nina Samuel (red.), Museums, Transculturality, and the Nation-State, Independent Academic Publishing 2022, p. 123-158.
    • Renate Meijer en Günay Uslu, ‘Op bezoek bij de sultan : in de sporen van Cornelis Calkoen’, Rijksmuseum Kunstkrant 29 (2003) nr. 3, p. 4-7.

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