The feast of Tbilisian merchants accompanied by the gramophone

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Year: Unknown
Medium: Unknown
Current location: Unknown
Work type: Portraits & performers
Theme: Music, Dance, and Performance

feasttbilisianmerchantsaccompaniedgramophonepirosmani

Description

Tbilisian merchants feast while a gramophone plays nearby.

Cultural Note

Music and dance are cornerstones of Georgian culture, and therefore is not unusual for it to appear in many of Pirosmani’s paintings, especially considering his involvement in the worlds of taverns, feasts, street, and theater. The depictions of people facilitating this culture, hence, are clear markers of performance and identity.