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Guglielmo ZocchiLarge Orientalist Oil Painting Traditional Sword Dance by Guglielmo Zocchi1880
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Large Orientalist Oil Painting Traditional Sword Dance by Guglielmo Zocchi
Italian, 1880
Canvas: Height 87cm, width 125cm
Frame: Height 108cm, width 146cm, depth 6cm
This striking late 19th-century canvas by Italian painter Guglielmo Zocchi (Italian, 1874–1957) depicts the dramatic Raqs al-Saif, or sword dance, a celebrated performance tradition of the Middle East. With meticulous brushwork and a vivid palette, Zocchi captures two Algerian women in traditional attire, balancing sabres as they dance before a gathered audience beneath the shade of an olive tree. The expansive blue sky and glimmering sea beyond situate the scene in a radiant Mediterranean setting, enhancing the sense of spectacle.
Zocchi trained under the history painter Tito Conti, but soon expanded his practice to embrace Orientalist subjects, finding in costume, ritual, and landscape a compelling field of study. Though he participated in exhibitions, his career was shaped largely by private commissions and an eager international clientele, including aristocrats and political figures. Today, his works can be found in private collections across Europe and America, as well as in the Louvre and the State Gallery of Santiago de Chile.
In this painting, Zocchi juxtaposes theatrical detail with atmospheric refinement. The richly coloured costumes, ceremonial swords, and lively crowd animate the foreground, while the ordered natural backdrop recalls the influence of the Barbizon School and the Macchiaioli. Such qualities underline the artist’s ability to merge ethnographic curiosity with painterly sophistication.
Preserved in its finely carved giltwood frame, this painting exemplifies the fusion of Orientalist imagination with 19th-century European taste. The canvas is signed lower left, ‘Zocchi 1880.’
Both decorative and historically resonant, it stands as a testament to Zocchi’s artistry and the enduring fascination with cultural encounters on canvas.
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