Final scene of a Dervish dance, Rifai order
Final scene of a Dervish dance, Rifai order. Penitents in ecstasy grasp red-hot scimitars and have their wounds treated by the sheikh. Followers of Shaikh Ahmed er-Rifai. Quinta scena del ballo dei Dervisch Rufay. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Verico after Giulio Ferrario in his Costumes Ancient and Modern of the Peoples of the World, Il Costume Antico e Modern o Story, Florence, 1842. Copied from Ignace Mouradgea d'Ohsson's Tableau General de L'Empire Othoman, Paris, 1790
Picture No
13134448
Media ID
45770218
Size
6711px x 4013px
(7.2MB)
Credit
Florilegius
Source
Giulio Ferrario
