This contemporary illustration represents a court ball in Munich, Germany, in the year 1500.

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This contemporary illustration represents a court ball in Munich, Germany, in the year 1500. Several of the dancing couples occupy the floor of the ballroom. At the table in the background, Duke Albert IV is playing cards with a lady, while the orchestras in the balconies play alternately, one set of musicians resting while the the other is providing the music.

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Size: 4199px × 2823px
Photo credit: © Ivy Close Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

Keywords: 1500, albert, ball, cards, court, duke, german, germany, history, iv, munich, musicians, orchestra, playing