The Uproar
1882
John Singer Sargent captured the raw, electric energy of a Spanish flamenco performance in this dramatic scene, where a dancer in a sweeping white skirt commands the spotlight. Shadows swallow the row of guitarists and clapping musicians in the background, while two spare guitars hang silently on the peeling wall, adding to the gritty, authentic atmosphere. Sargent created this masterpiece after traveling through Spain, and it became so beloved that it now holds a place of honor in Boston's Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, hanging above the fireplace just as the eccentric collector requested.
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- Oil paint
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Location: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
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