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Commedia dell'arte drawings
- Title
- Commedia dell'arte drawings, ca. 1800-1950s.
Collection information
Finding aid
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| Status | Format | Access | Call number | Item location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Status Available by appointment. | FormatStill image | AccessSupervised use | Call number*T-Vim 2012-023 | Item locationOffsite |
Details
- Additional authors
- Description
- 1 box (ca. 77 drawings and prints) : some col.; 52 x 35 cm or smaller.
- 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.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Costume design drawings.
- Drawings.
- Lithographs.
- Prints.
- Call number
- *T-Vim 2012-023
- Note
- The collection is arranged by size and character name.
- Title
- Commedia dell'arte drawings, ca. 1800-1950s.
- 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.
- Connect to:
- 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