Singers

Gricci, Giuseppe (ca. 1700-1770)

Real Fabbrica della porcellana di Capodimonte (mid-18th century) (workshop of)

Item type:

decorative art

Date of creation:

ca. 1750

Height:

20.3 cm  (8 in.)

Technique / Medium:

soft-paste porcelain with enamel and gilded decoration

Place of creation:

Italia

Additional titles

Description

This work presents two figures singing; the man also plays a hurdy-gurdy, and the woman holds a piece of music. Description from the museum website: The girl singing, the man playing the hurdy-gurdy, the girl in powdered-lilac bodice and richly decorated apron and skirt, leaning against her companion in black and gold feathered hat, green dolman, patterned yellow jacket, iron-red breeches and black boots.

Iconclass

48C75511
male singer
48C75512
female singer
48C75611
hurdy-gurdy player
48C74
notation of music
41D2
clothes, costume

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Hurdy-gurdy [3305]

Musical works

illegible music notation

RIdIM images

Image URLs

image link 1

RIdIM record id

5942