Julio Romero de Torres (1874-1930) painted such beautiful portraits of Andalusian belles, that more than a century later they are still an inspiration for many artists, and provide a most beautiful artistic background for dancer Sara Baras in this movie by Carlos Saura called ‘Flamenco Flamenco’.

In this dance scene in the movie we see flamenco dancer Sara Baras performing an alegrías in front of several blow-ups of paintings by Julio Romero de Torres, which I have identified below. None of the paintings show any flamenco dancing or singing, but bring about a folclore, warm Andalusian look and feel.

All of the paintings show Spanish, black haired beauties from Córdoba with elements of Andalusian folklore around them, like a guitar, oranges or a mantón (a typical Andalusian shawl). A mantón is very characteristic of flamenco dress code and we see Sara Baras dancing with one too, integrating beautifully with the painting behind her.

From left to right in the movie decor we see the following paintings by Julio Romero de Torres:

Julio Romero de Torres, ‘Nuestra Señora de Andalucía’ (Our Lady of Andalusia), 1907. Oil and tempera on canvas. Museo de Córdoba, ES. Wikimedia. Public domain PD-US 

Julio Romero de Torres, ‘La copla’, 1927, oil and tempera on canvas 188 x 82 cm. Museo Julio Romero de Torres, Córdoba, ES. Wikimedia, public domain PD-US 

Julio Romero de Torres, ‘Naranjas y limones’ (‘Oranges and lemons’),1927. Oil on canvas. 104 cm (40.9 in) x 74 cm (29.1 in). Museo Julio Romero de Torres, Córdoba, ES. Wikimedia. Public domain PD-US 

Julio Romero de Torres (1874–1930), ‘Córdoba barroca’ (‘Baroque Córdoba’), second panel of polyptich ‘Poema de Córdoba’, 1913. Wikimedia. Public domain PD-US 

Julio Romero de Torres, ‘Poema de Córdoba’ (‘Poem of Córdoba’), 1913-1915, oil on canvas, 88 cm (34.6 in) x 514 cm (202.4 in), Museo Julio Romero de Torres, Córdoba, ES. Wikimedia. Public domain PD-US 

References

• Julio_Romero_de_Torres on Wikiwand (ENG)
• Julio Romero de Torres in thyssenmalaga (ES)
• museojulioromero.cordoba.es (ES)
• Flamenco Flamenco (ENG)

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