Art, Symbol & Imagination
The Sultan of Babylon’s Daughter Dancing
Original caption: The Sultan of Babylon's Daughter Dancing
A richly dressed dancer raises her arms before a crowd in an ornate courtyard. The fine shaded forms and receding architecture turn the gathering into a staged courtly spectacle. This Chalon frontispiece is identified with the Sultan of Babylon’s daughter in the illustrated Decameron.
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Louis Chalon. "The Sultan of Babylon’s Daughter Dancing" [source caption]. In The Decameron, Volume I, Giovanni Boccaccio; translated by J. M. Rigg; illustrated by Louis Chalon. Volume I; translated by J. M. Rigg, illustrated by Louis Chalon; privately printed, London; undated title., undated edition, Privately printed. Source scan leaf 8. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/chalon-sultan-daughter-dancing
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The Decameron, Volume IGiovanni Boccaccio; translated by J. M. Rigg; illustrated by Louis ChalonUndated editionMore from this book
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Louis Chalon. The Sultan of Babylon’s Daughter Dancing. The Decameron, Volume I. Scan leaf 8. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/chalon-sultan-daughter-dancing