Italian comedians

Watteau, Jean-Antoine (1684-1721)


Item type:
painting
Date of creation:
1720
Height:
63.8 cm  (25 1/8 in.)
Width:
76.2 cm  (30 in.)
Technique / Medium:
oil on canvas

    Item location

  • National Gallery of Art (Washington, DC)
    Samuel H. Kress Collection[Museum inv. no.: 1946.7.9]

Description

Fifteen figures arranged on stone steps and dressed in costumes typical of the commedia dell'arte theater. One of the men is playing a guitar.

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Guitar [3237]

RIdIM images


Image URLs

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RIdIM record id

1605