Commedia Dellarte Collection (#6)

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

Les clowns, pagliacci (bouffons) (Clowns, Pagliacci) (Costumes de la commedia dell arte)
FIA5350840 Les clowns, pagliacci (bouffons) (Clowns, Pagliacci) (Costumes de la commedia dell arte, Pierrot et Arlequin) - Peinture de Sergei Yurievich Sudeykin (Serge Soudeikine) (1882-1946)

Arlequinade (Harlequinade) - Oeuvre de Nikolai Nikolayevich Chernov Krauze (Chernov-Krauze) (1875-1941)
FIA5342453 Arlequinade (Harlequinade) - Oeuvre de Nikolai Nikolayevich Chernov Krauze (Chernov-Krauze) (1875-1941), tempera sur carton, 1914 - Art russe, 20e siecle, art nouveau

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

La langue de Colombine. Oeuvre de Konstantin (Constantin) Andreyevich Somov (1869-1939)
FIA5352917 La langue de Colombine. Oeuvre de Konstantin (Constantin) Andreyevich Somov (1869-1939), aquarelle et gouache sur carton, 1915. Art russe, 20e siecle, modernisme

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

La comedie italienne, commedia dell arte. (The italian Comedy). Scene de nuit avec des personnages costumes jouant dans
FIA5374190 La comedie italienne, commedia dell arte. (The italian Comedy). Scene de nuit avec des personnages costumes jouant dans un jardin

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

Arlequin et la mort (Harlequin and Death) - Oeuvre de Konstantin Andreyevich Somov (1869-1939), aquarelle
FIA5384929 Arlequin et la mort (Harlequin and Death) - Oeuvre de Konstantin Andreyevich Somov (1869-1939), aquarelle, gouache et encre sur papier (28, 5x22, 5 cm), 1918

Pierrot, formerly known as Gilles (oil on canvas)
YOU4419273 Pierrot, formerly known as Gilles (oil on canvas) by Watteau, Jean Antoine (1684-1721); Louvre, Paris, France; (add.info.: Pierrot, formerly known as Gilles)

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

Arlequin et la mort (Harlequin and Death) - Oeuvre de Konstantin Andreyevich Somov (1869-1939)
FIA5368753 Arlequin et la mort (Harlequin and Death) - Oeuvre de Konstantin Andreyevich Somov (1869-1939), aquarelle et gouache sur papier, 1907 - Art russe, debut 20e siecle

Actors of the Italian Comedie (Commedia dell Arte) (oil on canvas)
YOU4419288 Actors of the Italian Comedie (Commedia dell Arte) (oil on canvas) by Lancret, Nicolas (1690-1743); Louvre, Paris, France; (add.info.: Actors of the Italian Comedie (Commedia dell Arte)

Pierrot, 1895. Creator: Philip William May
Pierrot, 1895

Design for the Opening Meeting Invitation Card of the Princes Ladies Golf Club, Mitcham, 1894. Woman golfer in elaborate hat and floor-length dress, with caddy dressed as Pierrot

Titlepage Design for The Savoy No. 3, 1896. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley
Titlepage Design for The Savoy No. 3, 1896. Alternative title: Puck on Pegasus....drawing was afterwards adopted by [Leonard] Smithers as one of his trade marks and reproduced...on covers of books

Cul-de-lampe to The Pierrot of the Minute, 1897. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley
Cul-de-lampe to The Pierrot of the Minute, 1897. Illustration for a verse play by Ernest Dowson, published by Leonard Smithers. From " The Best of Beardsley" edited by R. A

Titlepage to The Savoy Nos 1 and 2, 1895. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley
Titlepage to The Savoy Nos 1 and 2, 1895. A woman with an ostrich-feather headdress and a man in Pierrot costume. Illustration for " The Savoy", a magazine of literature, art

Cover Design to The Pierrot of the Minute, 1897. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley
Cover Design to The Pierrot of the Minute, 1897. Illustration for a verse play by Ernest Dowson, published by Leonard Smithers. From " The Best of Beardsley" edited by R. A

Frontispiece to The Pierrot of the Minute, 1897. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley
Frontispiece to The Pierrot of the Minute, 1897. Illustration for a verse play by Ernest Dowson, published by Leonard Smithers. From " The Best of Beardsley" edited by R. A

The Death of Pierrot, from The Savoy No. 6, 1896. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley
The Death of Pierrot, from The Savoy No. 6, 1896. Characters from the Commedia dell Arte tiptoe towards the dying Pierrot

Tailpiece, 1893. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley
Tailpiece, 1893. Alternate title: The Burial of Salome. A Pierrot-like figure and a satyr lower the naked body of Salome into a coffin in the shape of a powder box

The Scarlet Pastorale, 1894. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley
The Scarlet Pastorale, 1894. A masked ball, with a man dressed as Harlequin in the foreground, First published in The Sketch for 10 April 1895. From " The Best of Beardsley" edited by R. A

Commedia del Arte (Furnishing Fabric), England, after 1770. Creator: Unknown
Commedia del Arte (Furnishing Fabric), England, after 1770. Characters and musicians including Pulcinella; peacocks, sheep and beehives; musicians; a garden with a fountain

Mirror: Female Harlequin, Italy, 1740 / 60. Creator: Unknown
Mirror: Female Harlequin, Italy, 1740/60

Mirror: Male Harlequin, Italy, 1740 / 60. Creator: Unknown
Mirror: Male Harlequin, Italy, 1740/60

An Italian Comedy in Verona, 1772. Creator: Marco Marcola
An Italian Comedy in Verona, 1772

Pierrot Catching a Fly, 1740 / 50. Creator: Attributed to Philippe Mercier
Pierrot Catching a Fly, 1740/50

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

The Genius of Caricature, and his Friends, celebrating the completion of the Second Volume of the Caricature Magazine in the Temple of Mirth, July 2, 1808

Medley Print: Sots Paradise, 1706-7. Creator: George Bickham
Medley Print: Sots Paradise, 1706-7. [Sots Paradise: or, The Humours of a Derby-Ale-House with a Satire Upon the Ale by Edward Ward

Sheet 1 of figures for Chinese shadow puppets, ca. 1850-70. Creator: Juan Llorens
Sheet 1 of figures for Chinese shadow puppets, ca. 1850-70

Sheet 7 of figures for Chinese shadow puppets, 1859. Creator: Juan Llorens
Sheet 7 of figures for Chinese shadow puppets, 1859

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)

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"Commedia dell'arte: A Journey through Theatrical Madness and Mirth" Step into the vibrant world of commedia dell'arte, where Pulcinella, with his iconic mask and hunched figure, tenderly offers a plate of pasta to a little Pulcinella. This 19th-century painting captures the essence of this theatrical tradition that originated in Italy. Carnival. The day of madness unfolds as participants don disguises, showering each other with confetti and unruly coils during the carnival party, and is a time when social norms are temporarily suspended, allowing for uninhibited revelry and laughter. In an illustration depicting Leandre smashing a guitar on Matamores head, we witness the physical comedy that defines commedia dell'arte. This form of theater thrives on exaggerated gestures, slapstick humor, and outrageous situations that leave audiences roaring with laughter. The spirit of burlesque comes alive in a mesmerizing print from 1868. With its intricate details and lively characters, it showcases the artistry behind this unique style of performance that combines satire with physical comedy. Don Juan and the commander engage in an unforgettable banquet scene captured in watercolor. As their personalities clash amidst comedic chaos, we witness how commedia dell'arte brings together diverse characters to create uproarious entertainment. Punchinello finds himself unexpectedly carried off by an eagle in a captivating chalk drawing infused with pen & ink washes on paper. Such unexpected twists are characteristic of this theatrical genre known for its improvisation and unpredictable plotlines. Arlequin takes center stage in a stunning oil-on-canvas artwork from 1925. His colorful costume reflects his mischievous nature as he engages audiences through acrobatics and witty banter - embodying all that is enchanting about commedia dell'arte. Illustrations by Dore bring Captain Fracasse to life - one of the beloved characters of commedia dell'arte.