# Neapolitan Fisherman Dancing the Tarantella

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## Artwork

- Artist: [DURET, Francisque-Joseph](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/duret-francisque-joseph-r2c25e374b7ef25>)
- Date: 1801-1850
- Technique: Bronze, height 158 cm

## Commentary

At the Salon of 1833, Duret&#39;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. &lt;P&gt; &lt;TABLE ALIGN=LEFT CELLPADDING=5 BORDER=1 WIDTH=320 BGCOLOR=&#34;\#99CCCC&#34;&gt; &lt;TR VALIGN=MIDDLE&gt;&lt;TD&gt;&lt;IMG SRC=&#34;/support/gif/listen.gif&#34; BORDER=0 VALIGN=MIDDLE&gt; Suggested listening \(streaming mp3, 4 minutes\):&lt;BR&gt;&lt;A HREF=&#34;\#&#34; onClick=&#34;w=window.open \(&#39;/music1/19\_cent/rossini\_la\_danza.html&#39;, &#39;newWin&#39;, &#39;scrollbars=yes,status=no,dependent=yes,screenX=0,screenY=0,width=350,height=350&#39;\);w.opener=this;w.focus\(\);return true&#34;&gt;&lt;B&gt;Gioacchino Rossini: La Danza&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/A&gt; &lt;/TD&gt;&lt;/TR&gt;&lt;/TABLE&gt;

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## Attribution

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