''The Sword Dance'' () is a 19th-century painting series by the Polish painter Henryk Siemiradzki. It is also known as ''Dance Amongst Daggers'' and ''Dance Amongst Swords'', among other names.

Description

The paintings all depict a nude woman who dances between swords that are placed on the ground, 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.

Variations

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. The record was held until 2013, when ''Un naufragé mendiant'' was sold for 1,082,500

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References

External links

''Dance amongst Daggers''
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