Tim GreyhavensItalian divisionists don’t get the attention that is lavished on French artists who used many of the same techniques, but I could stare at this stunning painting by Gaetano Previati (1852-1920) all day long. Dance of the Hours, 1899.
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Gaetano Previati: Dance of the Hours - Arcadian Dreams - Symbolist Visions
Gaetano Previati: The Dance of the Hours – 1899 Milan, Fondazione-Cariplo The immediate inspiration for the painting was a short ballet *The Dance of the Hours* which appeared at the end of the third act of the opera La Gioconda, composed by Amilcare Ponchielli. It was first performed in Milan in 1876. But the iconography […]