La Danse (celebration of movement)

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La Danse (celebration of movement) is a dynamic 19th-century sculptural group by Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux that exuberantly depicts intertwined, dancing figures in a vivid expression of joy and motion.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 19th-century sculpture
outdoor sculpture
sculptural group
artForm sculpture
artHistoricalContext 19th-century French public sculpture
artisticMovement French sculpture of the Second Empire
countryOfOrigin France
creator Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux
creatorBirthName Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux
creatorNationality French
depicts allegory of dance
dancing figures
intertwined bodies
joy
movement
nude figures
genre allegorical sculpture
hasInfluenceOn later representations of dance in sculpture
hasPart central dancing figure
surrounding group of dancers
languageOfTitle French
materialUsed stone
movement Academic art
notableFor exuberant depiction of joy
intertwined dancing figures
vivid expression of motion
style dynamic composition
expressive realism
subjectMatter celebration of movement
dance
theme festivity
human body in motion
sensuality
timePeriod 19th century
titleMeaning The Dance
visualCharacteristic complex overlapping forms
sense of swirling motion
strong contrasts of light and shadow

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Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux notableWork La Danse (celebration of movement)
this entity surface form: La Danse
Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux notableWork La Danse (celebration of movement)
Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux notableWork La Danse (celebration of movement)
this entity surface form: La Danse (group of dancing figures)
Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux notableWork La Danse (celebration of movement)
this entity surface form: La Danse (limestone sculpture)
Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux notableWork La Danse (celebration of movement)
this entity surface form: La Danse (noted for three-dimensionality)
Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux notableWork La Danse (celebration of movement)
this entity surface form: La Danse (noted for spatial complexity)
Jean-Baptiste Pater notableWork La Danse (celebration of movement)
this entity surface form: La Danse
The Dance by Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux title La Danse (celebration of movement)
subject surface form: The Dance (Carpeaux)
this entity surface form: La Danse