Ignacio Pinazo Camarlench (1849-1916) "Ciocciara", 1874

Oil on canvas. Signed: "I. Pinazo/Roma/1874" in the lower right corner.

Pinazo's first trip to Italy marked an evolution in his artistic conception, and he discovered new scenes during his visits. He continued to make progress in the production of portraits and genre painting, in comparison to his previous works, and from this moment onwards he began to take an interest in the landscape genre.

Size: 142.50 x 82 cm; Size with frame: 162.50 x 100 cm

Provenance: Private collection, Valencia.

References:

Pérez Rojas, Francisco Javier (2008): "Ignacio Pinazo en Italia", In: "El primer viaje a Italia", exhibition catalogue (Institut Valencià d'art Modern, Valencia, 23 September to 23 November 2008), pp. 38 - 40.  

This catalogue mentions that there are two sketches of the work (notebook 71, 1873) in the Casa Museo Pinazo in Godella and a study of the jug made in the same year. 

About the work, it is stated: "The portrait of a Ciociara" also dates from 1874. One of the largest canvases I know of from his first trip to Italy. The composition of the Roman peasant woman standing in front of a fountain with a metal jug on her head suffers from a certain rigidity, but it is part of the painter's deep interest in capturing popular types [...] there were photographs and postcards of Ciociaras that could serve as inspiration or models. Pinazo began to conceive this portrait in various drawings or sketches in which he depicts her in different poses, without a jug and with a jug, in front of the fountain or even in more intimate settings or chores, such as the drawings showing her sewing.