Venetian School, 18th Century
The Education of Pulcinella,
oil on canvas, each 72 x 94.5 cm, framed, a set of four (4)
Pulcinella is one of the best-known characters from the Commedia dell’Arte. Pulcinella’s attributes are his hooked nose, potbelly and hunchback. He is dressed in a white shirt and trousers, tied with a cord at the waist in place of a belt, typical of peasant clothing, and a tall conical hat called a tutulus.
From the eighteenth century onwards, Pulcinella became a symbol of the carnival period, especially in Venice, and the character inspired artists, including Giandomenico Tiepolo (see A. Gealt, Domenico Tiepolo. I disegni di Pulcinella, Milan 1986, pp. 13-14). Giandomenico executed an album during the 1790s called Divertimento per li Regazzi which consisted of 104 drawings in pen and wash that depicted Pulcinella’s life.
Specialist: Mark MacDonnell
Mark MacDonnell
+43 1 515 60 403
mark.macdonnell@dorotheum.at
12.05.2022 - 18:49
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EUR 40,000.- to EUR 60,000.-
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EUR 40,000.-
Venetian School, 18th Century
The Education of Pulcinella,
oil on canvas, each 72 x 94.5 cm, framed, a set of four (4)
Pulcinella is one of the best-known characters from the Commedia dell’Arte. Pulcinella’s attributes are his hooked nose, potbelly and hunchback. He is dressed in a white shirt and trousers, tied with a cord at the waist in place of a belt, typical of peasant clothing, and a tall conical hat called a tutulus.
From the eighteenth century onwards, Pulcinella became a symbol of the carnival period, especially in Venice, and the character inspired artists, including Giandomenico Tiepolo (see A. Gealt, Domenico Tiepolo. I disegni di Pulcinella, Milan 1986, pp. 13-14). Giandomenico executed an album during the 1790s called Divertimento per li Regazzi which consisted of 104 drawings in pen and wash that depicted Pulcinella’s life.
Specialist: Mark MacDonnell
Mark MacDonnell
+43 1 515 60 403
mark.macdonnell@dorotheum.at
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| Auction: | Old Master Paintings II |
| Auction type: | Online auction |
| Date: | 12.05.2022 - 18:49 |
| Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
| Exhibition: | 30.04. - 11.05.2022 |