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| Keywords: Baile en máscara por Luis Paret y Alcázar.jpg en Masked Ball A panoramic representation of a celebration held perhaps in the Prince ™s Theater in Madrid The boxes are filled with people watching the crowd dancing on the ground floor below They show various emotions and sentiments dancing and flirting to the sound of music being played by the orchestra in the main box The innumerable figures are sketched in with clear rapid brushstrokes as was Paret ™s custom The affected rococo style and the complex composition with a low viewpoint are characteristic of his earliest works The fine brushstrokes and pastel colors help to suggest the feeling of nocturnal festivities and the energy of the crowd // This was not a commissioned work; it was painted on the artist ™s own initiative as is explained in the inscription with which he signs it It comes from the collections of the Infante don Luis and was later listed among the possessions of the Marquis of Salamanca es Baile en máscara 1771 http //onlyartists tumblr com/page/164 Creator Luis Paret Y Alcazár other versions PD-old-100 Luis Paret y Alcázar Spanish 18th-century paintings in the Museo del Prado 1770s paintings from Spain | ||||
