Tarantella at Mergellina

Falciatore, Filippo (active 1737-1768)

Item type:

painting

Date of creation:

ca. 1750

Height:

76.2 cm  (30 in.)

Width:

102.0 cm  (40 3/16 in.)

frame size: h. 101 cm x 127.6 cm x 7.9 cm

Technique / Medium:

oil on canvas

Description

A group of people are depicted near the seashore, with a city on a hill in the background. The sea is shown to the left. In the center are a male figure standing, playing a lute, and to the left and slightly behind is a female figure standing, playing a large tambourine. In front of them are a male and female figure shown dancing. To the right of the musicians and dancers is a woman, seated, on the ground, nursing a child, in front of a building. Farther to the right is a woman watching the dance, seated in a chair, and two men having a conversation. One of them is pointing at the dancers, and the other one is holding a fish and fishing equipment. To the left are two apparently male figures engaged in conversation. One is seated, with a pile of fish. Other figures can be seen in the background, in and around boats.

Iconclass

43C92
one pair dancing; man and woman dancing as a couple

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Lute [3394]
Tambourine [2746]

RIdIM images

Image URLs

image link 1

Notes

Signed: F.F.

RIdIM record id

7408