Hispagnolisme (espagnolisme fr.) is the inordinate love of all things Spanish, a craze for which spread through French society, and much of the associated art world, in the 19th century.
Origins
Hispagnolisme first began to emerge in the 18th century, as seen in figures like
Fragonard. It received a powerful impetus from
Napoleon
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's Spanish campaigns, during the
Peninsular War
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; and took off fully in French society in and after the 1830s.
Apex
Writers like
Merimee, and musicians like
Bizet
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, profited from, and also helped foster, Hispagnolisme; as did such painters as
Manet
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, with his Spanish-derived masterpiece ''
Le Déjeuner sur l’herbe''.
In Britain, hispagnolisme had an influence on artists such as
Sargent
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.
Hispagnolisme was still powerful enough in Paris at the close of the century for
Pablo Picasso
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to finance his early stays there with pictures of bullfights and Spanish peasant themes.
[J Richardson, ''A Life of Picasso'' (London 1991) p. 178 and 195]
See also
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Empress Eugenie
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Hispanism
Hispanism (sometimes referred to as Hispanic studies or Spanish studies) is the study of the literature and culture of the Spanish-speaking world, principally that of Spain and Hispanic America. It can also entail studying Spanish language and ...
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Japonerie
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La Belle Otero
Agustina del Carmen Otero Iglesias (4 November 1868 – 10 April 1965), better known as Carolina Otero or La Belle Otero, was a Spanish actress, dancer and courtesan. She had a reputation for great beauty and was famous for her numerous lovers.
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References
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Further reading
*A F Gillard-Estrada, ''Beyond the Victorian/Modernist Divide'' (2018)
External links
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