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Italienne en costume typique (Sorrente)

image © Ville de Grenoble/Musée de Grenoble – Jean-Luc Lacroix | All Rights Reserved

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Dominique Papety (1815-1849)

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Musée de Grenoble

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A young Italian girl in traditional costume sits in the shade of a tree and her arm rests on a wall overlooking the countryside. She is dressed in a Sorrento costume, of the Amalfi coast. She wears a red velvet bodice, richly adorned with golden trimmings on the shoulders and back. The fitted sleeves stop at the elbow and reveal a white shirt embroidered with red threads. Her wide blue turquin skirt, tinted with indigo, is covered by an apron. She holds in her hand a bouquet or a hat adorned with flowers. Her hairstyle, in two separate braids, ends in a knotted bun with a large red ribbon. Papety here takes a real interest in the ethnographic precision of the costume.

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image © Ville de Grenoble/Musée de Grenoble – Jean-Luc Lacroix

Location

Sorrento, Campania, Italy

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