Tango craze: the Pope assesses the tango, 1913
Pope Pius X carefully watches as a couple perform the tango for him, so he can judge if the dance morally acceptable. The dance was deemed respectable for drawing room use, though the Pope expressed a preference for the Venetian furlana, an Italian folk dance of his youth
Picture No
13990720
Media ID
45425045
Size
3850px x 4862px
(1.5MB)
Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
Illustration in The Bystander, 28th February 1913, page 255
Date
1913
