Dancers

Two dancers in diaphanous gowns execute mirror-image steps on this painted stucco plaque. The plaque’s blank background, simplified forms, and strong colors indicate its function as an element of interior decoration. Franz von Stuck designed the original plaque, on which this one is based, for the Villa Stuck, the Munich home he built, furnished, and decorated according to his own designs. He installed the original plaque in his music room, where it complemented easel and wall paintings on the themes of music and dance.