Tyrolese Interior
John Singer Sargent, 1915
Tyrolese Interior, painted in 1915 by John Singer Sargent, shows a peasant family seated at the table for their midday meal. The scene unfolds in a plain interior, and the artist arranges the figures with the detached eye of an observer rather than the emphasis of a storyteller, singling out no particular episode. The background, crowded with religious objects, adds a devotional layer that sits alongside everyday domestic routine and turns the table into a small centre of ordinary life. The picture is thought to have been painted in Sankt Lorenzen, in the Tyrol, in an old castle converted into a farmhouse, a setting that fits Sargent's interest in rural life in Alpine regions. It now belongs to the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, where it can be seen in Gallery 770. Its appeal lies in the blend of intimacy, genre painting and close attention to interior light, qualities the painter developed throughout his career.
- Painter
- John Singer Sargent
- Date
- 1915
- Medium
- oil paint, canvas
- Dimensions
- 71 × 56 cm
- Museum
- Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City
- Depicts
- table, interior, woman, man
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