Brigatellin

Neu, Wenzel (1707-1774)

Schübler, Johann Jakob (1689-1741) (after a work of)

Probst, Johann Jacob (active mid-18th century) (after a work of)

Porzellanfabrik zu Kloster Veilsdorf (founded 1760) (workshop of)

Item type:

decorative art

Date of creation:

ca. 1764-1765

Height:

16.5 cm  (6 1/2 in.)

Technique / Medium:

hard-paste porcelain with colored enamel decoration

Place of creation:

Deutschland

Additional titles

Description

Commedia dell'arte character Isabella playing imprecisely depicted plucked instrument (probably mandolin or cittern). Text from museum website:
In green-striped yellow bodice and lilac skirt. Modeled by Wenzel Neu, made at Kloster-Veilsdorf Manufactory (Germany). Based on a drawing by Johann Jacob Schubler, engraved by Johann Jacob Probst, and published in Augsburg in 1729.

Iconclass

48C7522
one person playing string instrument (plucked)
48C85431(ISABELLA)
types in 'commedia dell'arte': Isabella

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Mandolin [3510]

RIdIM images

Image URLs

image link 1

RIdIM record id

5956