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Trasteverina, ballando il saltarello

Title
Trasteverina, ballando il saltarello [graphic] / Pinelli inv. e incise.
Author
Pinelli, Bartolomeo, 1781-1835.
Publication
[181-? or later]

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Still imageSupervised use *MGZFD Pin B Tra 1Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance

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Description
1 print : etching, b&w; 19 x 15 cm.
Summary
Depiction of a woman of Trastevere (Rome), dancing the saltarello in a landscape. With her left hand she holds out her apron; her right hand rests at her waist.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Etchings.
Note
  • At lower right: 22.
Biography (note)
  • The folk dance called the saltarello became popular in Rome during the 18th century, spreading to other regions of Italy. It was danced in 3/4 or 6/8 time by a solo performer or a couple, and featured rapid hopping steps in a semicircle, accompanied by lively arm movements.
  • Bartolomeo Pinelli, an Italian printmaker, illustrator, painter, and sculptor, frequently depicted scenes of contemporary Roman life in his prints.
Call Number
*MGZFD Pin B Tra 1
OCLC
773366577
Author
Pinelli, Bartolomeo, 1781-1835.
Title
Trasteverina, ballando il saltarello [graphic] / Pinelli inv. e incise.
Imprint
[181-? or later]
Biography
The folk dance called the saltarello became popular in Rome during the 18th century, spreading to other regions of Italy. It was danced in 3/4 or 6/8 time by a solo performer or a couple, and featured rapid hopping steps in a semicircle, accompanied by lively arm movements.
Bartolomeo Pinelli, an Italian printmaker, illustrator, painter, and sculptor, frequently depicted scenes of contemporary Roman life in his prints.
Local Note
Cataloging funds provided by Friends of Jerome Robbins Dance Division.
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Local Subject
Saltarello (Dance)
Research Call Number
*MGZFD Pin B Tra 1
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