Dansende derwisjen, Jean Baptiste Vanmour, c. 1720 - c. 1737
Jean Baptiste Vanmour1671–1737

Dansende derwisjen

c. 1720 - c. 1737 · Painting

Can I see it?

Yes, on view now

Where is “Dansende derwisjen” now? Rijksmuseum, Room 1.3 · At the Ottoman court, Amsterdam. Yes, on view now. Checked September 29, 2026.

Rijksmuseum

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Room1.3 · At the Ottoman court

Open now· until 5:00 PM

On public display.

Checked
In this state since
Source
The museum

About the painting

Dervishes occupied a special place in religiously tolerant Istanbul. Through prayer, music and ecstatic dance, they tried to enter into a trance and thus come into contact with Allah. Twice a week they performed this dance ceremony, which visitors were allowed to watch. Vanmour must have regularly sat in the gallery to study the whirling of the dervishes.

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Details

Accession number
SK-A-4081

What it shows

In the catalog

Display history

  1. On view · Room 1.3 · At the Ottoman court

    Rijksmuseum · Sep 29, 2026 — now · Verified

  2. Whether it was on view is unknown

    Rijksmuseum · Unconfirmed

Sources

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In the same room · Room 1.3 · At the Ottoman court, Rijksmuseum

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On the same theme · Man dancing alone

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