The Sword Dance

The Sword Dance (Polish: Taniec wśród mieczów) is a 19th-century painting series by the Polish painter Henryk Siemiradzki. It is also known as Dance Amongst Daggers, Dance Amongst Swords among others. It depicts a nude woman who dances between swords while a group of women play music and a few men watch. The setting is Italian and there have been several interpretations of what exactly the painting depicts.[1]

The Sword Dance (4 variations)
ArtistHenryk Siemiradzki
Year1881—1898
MediumOil on canvas
Locationdiverse

Siemiradzki made four versions, each with a slightly different composition and colour scheme. One of the versions, originally commissioned by K. T. Soldatenkov, is located at the Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow. Another version was sold at auction in 2011 for 2,098,500 dollars, which was the new record for a Siemiradzki painting.[1][2] The record was held until 2013, when Un naufragé mendiant was sold for 1,082,500 Pound sterling.[2][3] All are painted with oil paint on canvas.

Variations
No. year size Museum/collection image
1.1881120 x 225 cmTretyakov Gallery
2.188156.5 x 102 cmprivate collection
3.188777 x 155 cmprivate collection
4.unknownunknownprivate collection[4]

References
  1. "Henryk Siemiradzki: The Sword Dance". Sotheby's. Retrieved 2016-05-25.
  2. Micińska, Ania (2013-11-26). "Siemiradzki Skyrockets in London". Culture.pl. Retrieved 2016-05-25.
  3. "Henri Ippolitovich Semiradsky: Un naufragé mendiant". Sotheby's. Retrieved 2016-05-25.
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