SPADA, Lionello (b. 1576, Bologna, d. 1622, Parma) |
The Gypsy Fortune Teller1614-15Oil on canvas, 211 x 158 cm Galleria Estense, Modena | |
In this painting the emphasis falls on the ludicrously foppish gull, his dress so extravagant, and his exaggerated stance based on the contrapposto of classical sculpture, while the majestic gypsy was perhaps inspired by the Borghese Zingarella. It can be noted that Spada's language figuratively embraces Caravaggio's, but is stylistically closer to the "academic" vision of the Carracci. |