One of the Balli di Sfessania, by Jacques Callot.Â
Callot was a native of Lorraine, which is now in Eastern France. The 'sfessania' is a dance which he observed on his travels to Italy.
This is my rendering of the above work, enlarged and coloured.
Callot's etching shows not only the main protagonists in their bizarre attire, posturing in an extravagant manner, but also an interesting scene of a drama in performance in the background, with the attendant spectators. Quite a feat, given the size of the etching.
My take on Callot's etching, enlarged and coloured. You will note that I am not aiming for an exact copy, but rather something in the spirit of the original without departing too far from the original.
This is clearly not a dance, unless we take the dramatic sexual interplay between a man and a woman as a dance, which perhaps it is. Trastullo is clearly a bit carried away in his admiration for Sign. Lucia.
My copy follows the version held at Buckingham Palace in London, which shows a completely different background, apparently a later version (dated around 1635).
Also not a dance, though there is dancing going on in the background, and perhaps the 'Captain' has taken off his hat in order to invite Lauina to the dance. If he is, I somehow doubt that she is going to accept the invitation, but you never know.
It seems strange that the Captain has no sword when just about every other male character does. It also seems strange that he has an umbrella when nobody else does.
My version of this work, 61x62 cm.