Capri Girl on a Rooftop
Capri Girl on a Rooftop
Artist
John Singer Sargent
(1856 - 1925)
Date1878
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions20 x 25 in. (50.8 x 63.5 cm)
Framed: 27 3/8 × 32 5/8 × 1 7/8 in.
Framed: 27 3/8 × 32 5/8 × 1 7/8 in.
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, 2011.32
Signedl.l., in red paint: to my friend Fanny / John Singer Sargent
Accession number
2011.32
On View
Not on viewLabel Text“In Capri, housetops are the world,” wrote John Singer Sargent. Capri Girl on Rooftop is one of several scenes he painted of rooftop activities such as dancing, painting, and entertaining. The main figure is Rosina Ferrara, a favorite model of many artists known for her beauty. She dances the tarantella, a traditional folk dance about love, and is silhouetted against a setting sky. Sargent does not rely on a sentimental narrative of Capri, but rather focuses on color, light, and composition to evoke a mood.
“En Capri, las azoteas son el mundo”, escribió John Singer Sargent. Esta pintura es una de varias escenas de actividades realizadas en las azoteas, tales como bailar, pintar y entretener. La figura principal es Rosina Ferrara, una de las modelos favoritas de muchos artistas, conocida por su belleza. Aquí, baila la tarantela, un baile tradicional sobre el amor, y su silueta se dibuja frente al cielo del atardecer. Sargent no descansa en una narrativa sentimental de la Isla de Capri, sino que presta más atención al color, la luz, y la composición para evocar un estado de ánimo.
Inscribedl.r.: capri 1878
