Italian Tambourine Player by Erik Johan Löfgren. A 19th-century oil portrait of a young woman in vibrant traditional Italian folk costume holding a tambourine against a coastal landscape.

Italian Tambourine Player

Erik Johan Löfgren

1864 · Oil Paint, Canvas

This 1864 portrait by Erik Johan Löfgren captures a romanticized image of an Italian woman in vibrant traditional attire.

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Where it works

A balanced artwork with steady presence in black and softened neutral tones — sits comfortably in a more formal setting.

Often works in
Dining Room · Bedroom · Living Room
Placement
Reads naturally where the wall has more height than width
Walls
Reads strongest on light or mid-tone walls
Color notes
Charcoal black, Blue-green, Rich brown

About the piece

Painted in 1864 by Finnish artist Erik Johan Löfgren, this oil portrait depicts a woman in ornate traditional Italian dress, leaning against a stone wall while holding a tambourine. The composition expertly balances the rich textures of her embroidered garments and jewelry against a soft, luminous sky and distant coastal landscape, exemplifying the 19th-century European fascination with Mediterranean folk life.