Neapolitan Fisherman Dancing the Tarantella
by DURET, Francisque-Joseph, Bronze, height 158 cm
At the Salon of 1833, Duret’s Neapolitan Fisherman Dancing the Tarantella was exhibited. It created a sensation by the freedom of its charming youthful attitude and the picturesqueness of its costume.
Destined to have a great success, as evidenced by the large number of editions, the Fisherman initiated in sculpture the picturesque trend which was already firmly established in painting and literature.
Suggested listening (streaming mp3, 4 minutes):
Gioacchino Rossini: La Danza