El Jaleo
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El Jaleo is a dramatic 1882 painting by John Singer Sargent depicting a Spanish gypsy dancer performing with musicians in a shadowy, theatrical setting.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
oil painting
ⓘ
painting ⓘ |
| artForm | visual art ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance | early masterpiece of John Singer Sargent ⓘ |
| backgroundFeature | musicians seated in shadow ⓘ |
| collection | Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum collection ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| creator | John Singer Sargent ⓘ |
| depictionStyle |
chiaroscuro lighting
ⓘ
theatrical composition ⓘ |
| depicts |
Spanish dancer
ⓘ
castanets ⓘ dance performance ⓘ expressive movement ⓘ gypsy dancer ⓘ live musical accompaniment ⓘ musicians ⓘ shadowy theatrical setting ⓘ |
| describedAs | dramatic painting of a Spanish gypsy dancer ⓘ |
| exhibitedAt |
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
ⓘ
surface form:
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Spanish Cloister
|
| foregroundFeature | dancer illuminated by strong light ⓘ |
| genre |
dance painting
ⓘ
genre painting ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext |
19th-century Spain
ⓘ
Spanish Romani culture ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | later depictions of Spanish dance in art ⓘ |
| hasType | large-scale wall painting ⓘ |
| inception | 1882 ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Boston
ⓘ
Massachusetts ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| location | Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum ⓘ |
| mainFigureGesture | dynamic dance pose ⓘ |
| materialUsed | oil paint ⓘ |
| movement |
Impressionism
ⓘ
Realism ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | John Singer Sargent ⓘ |
| partOf | Spanish-themed works by John Singer Sargent ⓘ |
| subjectHeading |
Romani people in art
ⓘ
Spanish dance ⓘ |
| support | canvas ⓘ |
| title | El Jaleo self-link ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | Spanish ⓘ |
| translatedTitle | The Jaleo ⓘ |
| usesColorPalette | strong contrasts of light and shadow ⓘ |
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