Title

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

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Additional Authors

• Brunelleschi, Umberto, 1879-1949.
• Callot, Jacques, 1592-1635.
• Kirchner, Raphaël, 1876-1917.
• Ladreyt, Eugene.
• Marty, André-Edouard, 1882-1974.
• Watteau, Antoine, 1684-1721.

Description

1 box (ca. 77 drawings and prints) : some col.; 52 x 35 cm or smaller.

Subjects

• Lithographs
• Cerrito, Fanny
• Prints
• Romagnesi, Marc-Antoine
• Caccatrippa, Nicolo
• Drawings
• Commedia dell'arte
• Costume design drawings

Genre/Form

• Costume design drawings.
• Drawings.
• Lithographs.
• Prints.

Note

• The collection is arranged by size and character name.

Call Number

*T-Vim 2012-023

Title

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

Summary

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. There are also 24 panels of the Balli di Sfessania by Jacques Callot. Artists include Umberto Brunelleschi, Cenni, G. Gallina, Pietro Leone Ghezzi, Raphael Kirchner, Eugene Ladreyt, Andre-Edouard Marty, and Antoine Watteau. Nicolo Caccatrippa, Fanny Cerrito and Marc-Antoine Romagnesi are among the performers depicted in costume.

Biography

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

Callot, Jacques, 1592-1635. Artist

Brunelleschi, Umberto, 1879-1949. Artist

Kirchner, Raphaël, 1876-1917. Artist

Ladreyt, Eugene. Artist

Marty, André-Edouard, 1882-1974. Artist

Watteau, Antoine, 1684-1721. Artist

Research Call Number

*T-Vim 2012-023