In the foreground, the central figure leans back, her right hand holding up the silver mass of her skirt as the left hand stabs out into the air.
On the right edge of this painting, a red shawl provides a burst of color. On the left, an orange can be seen on the only empty chair in the painting, which is located in between two figures wearing black hats. Painted during its artist's trip to copy Velazquezes in the Prado, this eleven foot wide work is currently on display at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston. A man in the center of this painting throws back his head with his mouth open, rapping out the syllables of the cante jondo. In its background, two guitars hang from hooks and "Ole" is scribbled on the wall above a group of women who clap and snap along to the action. In the foreground, the central figure leans back, her right hand holding up the silver mass of her skirt as the left hand stabs out into the air. For 10 points, name this painting of a flamenco dancer by John Singer Sargent.
On the right edge of this painting, a red shawl provides a burst of color.
El Jaleo