Commedia Dell Arte Collection

Pulcinella giving pasta to a little Pulcinella, 19th century (painting)
LRI4628937 Pulcinella giving pasta to a little Pulcinella, 19th century (painting) by Italian School, (19th century); Museo Nazionale delle Paste Alimentari, Fondazione Agnesi, Rome

A for Alsatian and Harlequin, around 1920 (print)
8600164 A for Alsatian and Harlequin, around 1920 (print) by French School, (20th century); 31x24 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "Alphabet du bal costume", Hachette, publisher)

Commedia Italiana (colour litho)
7201881 Commedia Italiana (colour litho) by Gumery, Adolphe Ernest (1861-1943); Private Collection; (add.info.: Commedia Italiana)

Theatre National de l Opera, Grand bal de la Mi-Careme, 1921. Private Collection

Carnival! Day of madness: disguising, confetti and coils for the carnival party
XEE4186927 Carnival! Day of madness: disguising, confetti and coils for the carnival party. Two characters in Harlequin (with his club)

Leandre just smashed a guitar on Matamores head, illustration for "
PCT4271572 Leandre just smashed a guitar on Matamores head, illustration for " Captain Fracass", 1863 (engraving) by Dore

Scene de Carnaval (pen and black ink & w/c)
XOS5884175 Scene de Carnaval (pen and black ink & w/c) by Debucourt, Philibert Louis (1755-1832); 30.6x44.5 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: Drawing by Philibert Louis Debucourt)

Mardi-Gras, Boulevard des Italiens, 1831 (w/c, ink and pencil)
XIR173483 Mardi-Gras, Boulevard des Italiens, 1831 (w/c, ink and pencil) by Opitz, Georg Emanuel (1775-1841); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris, France; (add.info.: By Georg Optiz)

O for Orientale and Carnation - P for Polichinelle and Papillon - Q for Quimperlois and Quimperloise
8600181 O for Orientale and Carnation - P for Polichinelle and Papillon - Q for Quimperlois and Quimperloise, around 1920 (print) by French School

Punchinellos feasting, 1785-86 (chalk, pen & ink, & wash on paper)
8330791 Punchinellos feasting, 1785-86 (chalk, pen & ink, & wash on paper) by Tiepolo, Giandomenico (Giovanni Domenico) (1727-1804); 34.6 x 46.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Fairground, 1834 (oil on canvas)
904943 Fairground, 1834 (oil on canvas) by Maignen de Sainte-Marie, Desire Adelaide Charles (1794-1834); 65x81 cm; Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Costume and mask of Columbina in 1855, female character in the commedia dell arte
LRI4646471 Costume and mask of Columbina in 1855, female character in the commedia dell arte. 19th century (Engraving) by Sand

Pantalone, Arlecchino, Capitano, c. 1680. Found in the collection of Theatre Museum, Vienna

Spirit of Burlesque, 1868 (print)
3672806 Spirit of Burlesque, 1868 (print) by American School, (19th century); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois, USA; (add.info)

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Don Juan and the commander: The banquet (w/c)
885784 Don Juan and the commander: The banquet (w/c) by Bison, Giuseppe Bernardino (1762-1844); Museo Civico Revoltella, Trieste, Italy; (add.info.: A legendary)

Punchinello carried off by an eagle (chalk, pen & ink, & wash on paper)
7393824 Punchinello carried off by an eagle (chalk, pen & ink, & wash on paper) by Tiepolo, Giandomenico (Giovanni Domenico) (1727-1804); 34.8x46.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Arlequin, 1925 (oil on canvas)
7390028 Arlequin, 1925 (oil on canvas) by Gris, Juan (1887-1927); 92 x 65 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Painted in January-July 1925); Photo © Christie's Images

Maccheroni Pianigiani, 1922 (poster)
FGL5485256 Maccheroni Pianigiani, 1922 (poster) by Mauzan, Luciano Achille (1883-1952); (add.info.: Advertising poster by Achille Mauzan Pulcinella (Polichinelle)

Arlequin and Leandre drink and sing while mocking Pierrot (verse 8), 1880 (engraving)
7312473 Arlequin and Leandre drink and sing while mocking Pierrot (verse 8), 1880 (engraving) by Froelich, Lorentz (1820-1908); 27, 5x18

A partridge is roasting in the chimney, but Pierrot does not want to share with Arlequin (verses 3 and 4)
7312468 A partridge is roasting in the chimney, but Pierrot does not want to share with Arlequin (verses 3 and 4), 1880 (engraving) by Froelich, Lorentz (1820-1908); 27, 5x18

Arlequin seeks a cottage, a basket in his arm (couplets 1 and 2), 1880 (engraving)
7312467 Arlequin seeks a cottage, a basket in his arm (couplets 1 and 2), 1880 (engraving) by Froelich, Lorentz (1820-1908); 27, 5x18

Arlequin brings a paste and a sealed bottle of wine (verse 7), 1880 (engraving)
7312472 Arlequin brings a paste and a sealed bottle of wine (verse 7), 1880 (engraving) by Froelich, Lorentz (1820-1908); 27, 5x18

Leandre offers Harlequin a handkerchief to treat his sick nose (verse 6), 1880 (engraving)
7312471 Leandre offers Harlequin a handkerchief to treat his sick nose (verse 6), 1880 (engraving) by Froelich, Lorentz (1820-1908); 27, 5x18

Pierrot laments about his fate. He did not eat partridge or pasta (verse 10), 1880 (engraving)
7312475 Pierrot laments about his fate. He did not eat partridge or pasta (verse 10), 1880 (engraving) by Froelich, Lorentz (1820-1908); 27, 5x18

The cat steals Pierrot's roasted partridge (verse 9), 1880 (engraving)
7312474 The cat steals Pierrot's roasted partridge (verse 9), 1880 (engraving) by Froelich, Lorentz (1820-1908); 27, 5x18

Arlequin tries his luck with Leandre, Pierrot's neighbor (verse 5), 1880 (engraving)
7312470 Arlequin tries his luck with Leandre, Pierrot's neighbor (verse 5), 1880 (engraving) by Froelich, Lorentz (1820-1908); 27, 5x18

Couples 5 to 7, 1880 (engraving)
7312469 Couples 5 to 7, 1880 (engraving) by Froelich, Lorentz (1820-1908); 27, 5x18, 5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Couplets 5 to 7 in "Songs and rounds from childhood)

Piazza Santa Croce in Florence during Carnival, 1846 (oil on canvas)
884901 Piazza Santa Croce in Florence during Carnival, 1846 (oil on canvas) by Signorini, Giovanni (1808-62); Galleria d'Arte Moderna, Palazzo Pitti, Florence, Tuscany

A Poetic Pierrot, after a painting by Antoine Vollon
7279047 A Poetic Pierrot, after a painting by Antoine Vollon by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Poetic Pierrot, after a painting by Antoine Vollon, Historical)

Les freres jongleurs Cyrano. (en costume de Pierrot et Arlequin). Peinture de Alexander Vasilyevich Shevchenko
FIA5328203 Les freres jongleurs Cyrano. (en costume de Pierrot et Arlequin). Peinture de Alexander Vasilyevich Shevchenko (Alexandre Chevtchenko) (1883-1948), huile sur toile, 1920

Harlequin, 1885 (pastel on paper laid down on board)
5860610 Harlequin, 1885 (pastel on paper laid down on board) by Degas, Edgar (1834-1917); 63.3--56.7 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL, USA; (add.info.: by Hilaire Germain Edgar Degas (1834-1917))

Pierrot, c. 1900 (colour litho)
CHT170428 Pierrot, c.1900 (colour litho) by Balluriau, Paul (1860-1917); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France; © Archives Charmet

Pierette, 1927 (pastel on pulpboard)
7262427 Pierette, 1927 (pastel on pulpboard) by Barney, Alice Pike (1857-1931); 35.6x27.9 cm; American Art Museum, Smithsonian Institute, USA; (add.info.: by Alice Pike Barney (1857-1931))

"Au Clair de La Lune", 19th century (illustration)
ELD4833808 " Au Clair de La Lune", 19th century (illustration) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Letter P Polichinelle. Engraving in "Album-Alphabet". A. Quinn, Printer-Publisher, 1885
DUV4207824 Letter P Polichinelle. Engraving in " Album-Alphabet". A. Quinn, Printer-Publisher, 1885. Illustrations by Baron Ernest de Liphart (1847-1934). 28 pages. Dim: 29x22, 5cm

Pantomime Stage, illustration for Fetes Galantes by Paul Verlaine (1844-96) 1924 (pochoir print)
STC226919 Pantomime Stage, illustration for Fetes Galantes by Paul Verlaine (1844-96) 1924 (pochoir print) by Barbier, Georges (1882-1932) (after); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

Scaramouche, from the Masks and Characters of Italian Theatre edition of Le Journal des Dames et des Modes
CHT178329 Scaramouche, 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

Trivellino, from the Masks and Characters of Italian Theatre edition of Le Journal des Dames et des Modes
STC133480 Trivellino, 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

Mezzetin and Colombine, from the Masks and Characters of Italian Theatre edition of Le Journal des Dames et des Modes
STC133476 Mezzetin and Colombine, from the Masks and Characters of Italian Theatre edition of Le Journal des Dames et des Modes, engraved by Henri Reidel (fl)

Tamara Karsavina (1885-1978) as Columbine and Vaslav Nijinsky (1890-1950) as Harlequin in Fokines Carnaval in 1910
MHE100893 Tamara Karsavina (1885-1978) as Columbine and Vaslav Nijinsky (1890-1950) as Harlequin in Fokines Carnaval in 1910, pub

Harlequin, c. 1940-41 (watercolour on paper)
PNH419712 Harlequin, c.1940-41 (watercolour on paper) by Welch, Maurice Denton (1915-1948); 17x23 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

illustration for Balli di Sfessania, c. 1622 (eau forte on paper)
JEB4890669 illustration for Balli di Sfessania, c.1622 (eau forte on paper) by Callot, Jacques (1592-1635); (add.info.: Series Balli di sfessania (also known as Curucucu or Les Dances)

Berlingues trunk - Lithography, from Theatre des marionnettes du jardin des Tuileries
LSE4088934 Berlingues trunk - Lithography, from Theatre des marionnettes du jardin des Tuileries, text and drawing by Louis Edmond Duranty (1833-1880), Paris, 1863 by Duranty

Polichinelle et la mere Gigogne - Lithography, from Theatre des marionnettes du jardin des Tuileries
LSE4088936 Polichinelle et la mere Gigogne - Lithography, from Theatre des marionnettes du jardin des Tuileries, text and drawing by Louis Edmond Duranty (1833-1880), Paris, 1863 by Duranty

Karsavina, pub. 1914 (colour litho)
STC398744 Karsavina, pub. 1914 (colour litho) by Barbier, Georges (1882-1932); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tamara Karsavina (1885-1978) as Columbine and Vaslav Nijinsky (1890-1950)

Rosaura, from the Masks and Characters of Italian Theatre edition of Le Journal des Dames et des Modes
STC133479 Rosaura, from the Masks and Characters of Italian Theatre edition of Le Journal des Dames et des Modes, engraved by Henri Reidel (fl)

Giacometta, from the Masks and Characters of Italian Theatre edition of Le Journal des Dames et des Modes
STC133477 Giacometta, 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

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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.