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La Saltarelle

1800s
(French, 1815–1849)
France, 19th century
watercolor and gouache with selective gum glazing over a faint graphite underdrawing
Support: Heavyweight cream wove paper
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Sheet: 25.4 x 35.7 cm (10 x 14 1/16 in.)
Bequest of Muriel Butkin 2010.171
Location: not on view
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During the 15th century, La Saltarelle was a popular Neapolitan court dance named for its particular leaping step, after the Italian verb saltare (to jump). Lively and merry, it was played in a fast triple meter. In the 19th century, the saltarello was featured in the Carnival celebrations preceding Lent in Rome. After witnessing the Roman Carnival of 1831, the German composer Felix Mendelssohn incorporated the dance into the finale of one of his masterpieces, the Italian Symphony.
La Saltarelle

La Saltarelle

1800s

Dominque Louis Papety

(French, 1815–1849)
France, 19th century

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