Commedia Dell Arte Collection (#3)

Comediens chantant (Singing actors). Peinture de Angelo Carlo Velli (milieu du 18 siecle)
FIA5344487 Comediens chantant (Singing actors). Peinture de Angelo Carlo Velli (milieu du 18 siecle). Huile sur toile, 64, 3 x 48 cm. Art italien du 18e siecle

La tragedie d Harlequin - Lithography, from Theatre des marionnettes du jardin des Tuileries
LSE4088931 La tragedie d Harlequin - Lithography, from Theatre des marionnettes du jardin des Tuileries, text and drawing by Louis Edmond Duranty (1833-1880), Paris, 1863 by Duranty

Le revenant - Lithography, from Theatre des marionnettes du jardin des Tuileries
LSE4089021 Le revenant - Lithography, from Theatre des marionnettes du jardin des Tuileries, text and drawing by Louis Edmond Duranty (1833-1880), Paris, 1863 by Duranty

The mirror of Colombine - Lithography, from Theatre des marionnettes du jardin des Tuileries
LSE4089005 The mirror of Colombine - Lithography, from Theatre des marionnettes du jardin des Tuileries, text and drawing by Louis Edmond Duranty (1833-1880), Paris, 1863 by Duranty

L exercice impossible - Lithographie, extracted from Theatre des marionnettes du jardin des Tuileries
LSE4089001 L exercice impossible - Lithographie, extracted from Theatre des marionnettes du jardin des Tuileries, text and drawing by Louis Edmond Duranty (1833-1880), Paris, 1863 by Duranty

Le marchand de coups de baton - Lithography, extracted from Theatre des puppets du jardin des Tuileries
LSE4088993 Le marchand de coups de baton - Lithography, extracted from Theatre des puppets du jardin des Tuileries, text and drawing by Louis Edmond Duranty (1833-1880), Paris, 1863 by Duranty

La comete du roi Mirandole - Lithography, from Theatre des puppets du jardin des Tuileries
LSE4088978 La comete du roi Mirandole - Lithography, from Theatre des puppets du jardin des Tuileries, text and drawing by Louis Edmond Duranty (1833-1880), Paris, 1863 by Duranty

Karsavina, 1914 (pochoir print)
STC226840 Karsavina, 1914 (pochoir print) by Barbier, Georges (1882-1932); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

Arlequin, from the Masks and Characters of Italian Theatre edition of Le Journal des Dames et des Modes
STC133481 Arlequin, from the Masks and Characters of Italian Theatre edition of Le Journal des Dames et des Modes, engraved by Henri Reidel (fl)

Doctor Ballanzone, from the Masks and Characters of Italian Theatre edition of Le Journal des Dames et des Modes
STC133483 Doctor Ballanzone, from the Masks and Characters of Italian Theatre edition of Le Journal des Dames et des Modes, engraved by Henri Reidel (fl.1914-20) 1914 (colour litho) by Brunelleschi

Brighella, from the Masks and Characters of Italian Theatre edition of Le Journal des Dames et des Modes
STC133482 Brighella, from the Masks and Characters of Italian Theatre edition of Le Journal des Dames et des Modes, engraved by Henri Reidel (fl.1914-20) 1914 (colour litho) by Brunelleschi

Tamara Karsavina (1885-1978) as Columbine, Vaslav Nijinsky (1890-1950) as Harlequin and Adolph Bolm (1884-1951)
MHE100894 Tamara Karsavina (1885-1978) as Columbine, Vaslav Nijinsky (1890-1950) as Harlequin and Adolph Bolm (1884-1951) as Pierrot in Fokines Carnaval in 1910, pub

Commedia dell arte: characters wearing masks, probably comedians, crossing a bridge in Venice
LRI4646360 Commedia dell arte: characters wearing masks, probably comedians, crossing a bridge in Venice. Engraving by Gaetano Zompini (1698-1778), Venice Museo Correr by Zompini

Les drogues de Cataclysterium - Lithography, extracted from Theatre des puppets du jardin des Tuileries
LSE4089012 Les drogues de Cataclysterium - Lithography, extracted from Theatre des puppets du jardin des Tuileries, text and drawing by Louis Edmond Duranty (1833-1880), Paris, 1863 by Duranty

Les litideurs malgre eux - Lithography, extracted from Theatre des marionnettes du jardin des Tuileries
LSE4088980 Les litideurs malgre eux - Lithography, extracted from Theatre des marionnettes du jardin des Tuileries, text and drawing by Louis Edmond Duranty (1833-1880), Paris, 1863 by Duranty

La grand main - Lithography, from Theatre des marionnettes du jardin des Tuileries
LSE4088973 La grand main - Lithography, from Theatre des marionnettes du jardin des Tuileries, text and drawing by Louis Edmond Duranty (1833-1880), Paris, 1863 by Duranty

La tragedie d Harlequin - Lithography, from Theatre des marionnettes du jardin des Tuileries
LSE4088933 La tragedie d Harlequin - Lithography, from Theatre des marionnettes du jardin des Tuileries, text and drawing by Louis Edmond Duranty (1833-1880), Paris, 1863 by Duranty

Pantalon, from the Masks and Characters of Italian Theatre edition of Le Journal des Dames et des Modes
STC133478 Pantalon, from the Masks and Characters of Italian Theatre edition of Le Journal des Dames et des Modes, engraved by Henri Reidel (fl.1914-20) 1914 (colour litho) by Brunelleschi

Tartaglia, from the Masks and Characters of Italian Theatre edition of Le Journal des Dames et des Modes
CHT178330 Tartaglia, from the Masks and Characters of Italian Theatre edition of Le Journal des Dames et des Modes, engraved by Henri Reidel (fl.1914-20) 1914 (colour litho) by Brunelleschi

Gilles from Personages de Comedie, pub. 1922 (pochoir print)
2966856 Gilles from Personages de Comedie, pub. 1922 (pochoir print) by Barbier, Georges (1882-1932); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

Columbine, mistress of Harlequin in the Commedia dell arte (colour litho)
7185286 Columbine, mistress of Harlequin in the Commedia dell arte (colour litho) by Sarg, Tony (1880-1942); Private Collection; (add.info.: Columbine)

Cover design to The Pierrot of the Minute, 1897 (litho)
DGC288134 Cover design to The Pierrot of the Minute, 1897 (litho) by Beardsley, Aubrey (1872-98); Private Collection; (add.info)

Pierrot et une femme. (Flirt lors d un bal masque). Oeuvre de Konstantin (Constantin) Andreyevich Somov (1869-1939)
FIA5330345 Pierrot et une femme. (Flirt lors d un bal masque). Oeuvre de Konstantin (Constantin) Andreyevich Somov (1869-1939), gouache sur papier, 1910

"Apres le bal masque"(After the masquerade) La fin de la fete, quatre personnages deguises avachis ou
FIA5327704 " Apres le bal masque" (After the masquerade) La fin de la fete, quatre personnages deguises avachis ou allonges a la fin d une soiree animee

Commedia dell arte : une femme partagee entre un jeune homme qui l enlace et un personnage age
FIA5343796 Commedia dell arte : une femme partagee entre un jeune homme qui l enlace et un personnage age, a qui elle tend un binocle

Commedia dell arte. Personnages de la commedia dell arte dont arlequin avec texte en francais donnant une definition du
FIA5353652 Commedia dell arte. Personnages de la commedia dell arte dont arlequin avec texte en francais donnant une definition du theatre de la commedia dell arte

Projet de costume pour la piece de theatre "Turandot"de Carlo Gozzi (1720-1806)
FIA5350201 Projet de costume pour la piece de theatre " Turandot" de Carlo Gozzi (1720-1806). Oeuvre de Nikolai Nikolayevich Sapunov (Sapounov) (1880-1912), aquarelle et encre sur papier

Illustration depicting Captain Fracasse a Character of the commedia dell arte by Theophile Gautier. By Dore (engraving)
5669526 Illustration depicting Captain Fracasse a Character of the commedia dell arte by Theophile Gautier. By Dore (engraving) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); Universal History Archive/UIG

Carnaval (Carnival). Scene de fete populaire, a Venise, un jeune homme offre un plateau de fruit a une jeune femme qui
FIA5374920 Carnaval (Carnival). Scene de fete populaire, a Venise, un jeune homme offre un plateau de fruit a une jeune femme qui saisit une pomme

Le menuet - The Minuet - Tiepolo, Giandomenico (1727-1804) - 1756 - Oil on canvas - 80, 7x109
FIA5400381 Le menuet - The Minuet - Tiepolo, Giandomenico (1727-1804) - 1756 - Oil on canvas - 80, 7x109, 3 - Museu Nacional d Art de Catalunya, Barcelona by Tiepolo

Portrait of Carlo Antonio Bertinazzi (1710-1783), 1740s. Found in the Collection of the Petit Palais, Musee des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris

Scene 1 of Act I of the comic piece "Le smania per la villeggiatura"
GIA4793610 Scene 1 of Act I of the comic piece " Le smania per la villeggiatura" (La ville) (1761) by Carlo Goldoni (1707-1793). Engraving of the 18th century

Last scene of Act III of the comic piece "Le smania per la villeggiatura"
GIA4793608 Last scene of Act III of the comic piece " Le smania per la villeggiatura" (The city) (1761) by Carlo Goldoni (1707-1793)

Scene 3 of Act I of the comic piece "The avventure della villeggiatura"
GIA4793439 Scene 3 of Act I of the comic piece " The avventure della villeggiatura" (The Adventures of the City) (1756) by Carlo Goldoni (1707-1793)

Scene 13 of Act III of the comic piece "Arlecchino servitore di due
GIA4793434 Scene 13 of Act III of the comic piece " Arlecchino servitore di due padroni" (Harlequin servant of two masters) (1745) by Carlo Goldoni (1707-1793)

Harlequin and Colombine. Anonymous painting from the beginning of the 19th century
GIA4737562 Harlequin and Colombine. Anonymous painting from the beginning of the 19th century. Burcardo Museum, Rome. by Italian School, (19th century); Biblioteca e Raccolta Teatrale del Burcardo

Piazza San Marco - Canaletto (1697-1768). Oil on canvas, 1753
FIA5407426 Piazza San Marco - Canaletto (1697-1768). Oil on canvas, 1753. Dimension : 175x139, 5 cm Alnwick Castle by Canaletto, (Giovanni Antonio Canal) (1697-1768); Alnwick Castle, Northumberland

A family of pulcinella devouring pasta, 19th century (lithography)
LRI4628869 A family of pulcinella devouring pasta, 19th century (lithography) by Italian School, (19th century); Museo Nazionale delle Paste Alimentari, Fondazione Agnesi, Rome

Portrait of Dominique (Domenico Giuseppe) Biancolelli (1640-1688) actor
XEE4408412 Portrait of Dominique (Domenico Giuseppe) Biancolelli (1640-1688) actor, he created the character of Harlequin (Arlechino) that he performed

Commedia dell arte: statuette of the character of Pants (Pantalone
JLJ4659884 Commedia dell arte: statuette of the character of Pants (Pantalone) made by the Ecole ventienne. From the Theatre of Seraphin

Commedia dell Arte: "the dismissal of the comedians after the abolition
JLJ4676552 Commedia dell Arte: " the dismissal of the comedians after the abolition of the Italian Comedie" King Louis XIV closed the theatre of the Ancient Italian Comedie on 4/05/1697 for

Commedia dell arte: the characters of Harlequin and Columbina
LRI4646487 Commedia dell arte: the characters of Harlequin and Columbina. 18th century (painting) by Italian School, (18th century); Biblioteca e Raccolta Teatrale del Burcardo, Rome

Characters of the Commedia dell arte getting drunk under the bust of Bacchus
LRI4646417 Characters of the Commedia dell arte getting drunk under the bust of Bacchus.18th century (painting) by Italian School, (18th century); Biblioteca e Raccolta Teatrale del Burcardo, Rome

Pierrot, once called Gilles. (Pedrolino in the Commedia dell Arte)
JLJ4642991 Pierrot, once called Gilles. (Pedrolino in the Commedia dell Arte). Painting by Jean Antoine Watteau (1684-1721), 1718-1719. Dim. 1, 84 x 1, 49 m Musee du Louvre

Commedia dell arte: comedians Raffaele di Napoli (1815-1878
LRI4646450 Commedia dell arte: comedians Raffaele di Napoli (1815-1878) and Antonio Petito (1822-1870) in the role of Polichinelle (Pulcinella)

Commedia dell arte: portrait of Italian comedian Tiberio Fiorilli
LRI4646449 Commedia dell arte: portrait of Italian comedian Tiberio Fiorilli, creator of the character of Scaramouche, playing the guitar

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Step into the world of Commedia dell'Arte, where laughter and chaos reign supreme. In this 19th-century painting, Pulcinella, the iconic character known for his wit and mischief, shares a plate of pasta with a little Pulcinella, passing on the traditions to the next generation. Carnival is here. It's a day of madness filled with disguises, confetti raining down from above, and colorful coils twirling in the air. The spirit of revelry takes over as people come together to celebrate this joyous occasion. Leandre just smashed a guitar on Matamores' head - an illustration capturing one of those hilarious moments that make Commedia dell'Arte so unforgettable. The exaggerated gestures and expressions bring out the comedic essence of these characters. The Spirit of Burlesque comes alive in this 1868 print. It showcases the playful nature and satirical humor that defines this art form. With its witty commentary on society's follies, it invites us to laugh at ourselves. Don Juan and the commander gather for a banquet in this watercolor painting. As they indulge in food and drink, their antics unfold with uproarious consequences. This scene captures both the elegance and absurdity that are hallmarks of Commedia dell'Arte. Punchinello finds himself carried off by an eagle in this whimsical chalk drawing. Such unexpected twists add an element of surprise to these performances while keeping audiences engaged throughout. In Arlequin's oil-on-canvas portrait from 1925, we see his mischievous grin as he prepares for another round of pranks. His vibrant costume reflects his lively personality as he continues to entertain us with his antics. Maccheroni Pianigiani beckons us with its enticing poster from 1922 - inviting us into a world full of laughter and entertainment where every bite is savored alongside each performance.