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Commedia dell'arte drawings

Title
  1. Commedia dell'arte drawings, ca. 1800-1950s.

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Additional authors
  1. Callot, Jacques, 1592-1635
  2. Brunelleschi, Umberto, 1879-1949
  3. Kirchner, Raphaël, 1876-1917
  4. Ladreyt, Eugene
  5. Marty, André-Edouard, 1882-1974
  6. Watteau, Antoine, 1684-1721
Description
  1. 1 box (ca. 77 drawings and prints) : some col.; 52 x 35 cm or smaller.
Summary
  1. Original color and black and white costume drawings, prints, lithographs, and mostly 19th century reproductions in French, Italian, English, Dutch, and German, of commedia dell'arte stock characters such as the Doctor, Harlequin, Pierrot, Pulcinella, and Scaramouche.
Subject
  1. Caccatrippa, Nicolo
  2. Cerrito, Fanny
  3. Romagnesi, Marc-Antoine
  4. Commedia dell'arte
Genre/Form
  1. Costume design drawings.
  2. Drawings.
  3. Lithographs.
  4. Prints.
Call number
  1. *T-Vim 2012-023
Note
  1. The collection is arranged by size and character name.
Title
  1. Commedia dell'arte drawings, ca. 1800-1950s.
Biography
  1. Commedia dell'arte was a popular form of theater which began in Italy in the 16th century. It includes masked character types and stock scenarios. Performed outdoors on temporary stages, its performers utilized various props instead of elaborate scenery.
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Added author
  1. Callot, Jacques, 1592-1635. Artist
  2. Brunelleschi, Umberto, 1879-1949. Artist
  3. Kirchner, Raphaël, 1876-1917. Artist
  4. Ladreyt, Eugene. Artist
  5. Marty, André-Edouard, 1882-1974. Artist
  6. Watteau, Antoine, 1684-1721. Artist
Research call number
  1. *T-Vim 2012-023
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