Two Little Italian Girls by a Village
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| Artist | John William Waterhouse |
| Year | c. 1875 or c. 1889 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Movement | Romanticism |
| Dimensions | 60.9 cm × 40.6 cm (24.0 in × 16.0 in) |
| Owner | Private collection |
Two Little Italian Girls by a Village by John William Waterhouse was painted c. 1875 or c. 1889 and is currently in a private collection.[1][2][3][4] Despite Waterhouse being born and raised in Rome, it was rare for him to depict related topics in his art, preferring to paint women from Greek mythology and Arthurian legend.[5]
In this painting, Waterhouse depicts two Italian girls by a rural village during a bright, sunny time of day, featuring a cloudless sky. In the distance is the titular village. One girl stands by a basket of oranges among rocky terrain and greenery with her hands on her hips, wearing traditional clothes and looking up at the other girl, who is leaning or climbing over a stone wall and is wearing blue clothes. It can be assumed that they are conversing because of the nature of their poses and how they are facing each other.[6]
