Tag: commedia dell’arte

Pierrot et danseuse (1900)

Picasso, Pablo (1881-1973) Pierrot et danseuse, La Danseuse bleue (Pierrot and dancer, The Blue Dancer) 1900 Oil on canvas, 38.4 x 46 cm Private collection Pierrot et danseuse (La Danseuse bleue) is one of the very few oils that Picasso completed…

Famille d’Arlequin (1905)

Picasso, Pablo (1881-1973) Famille d’Arlequin (Harlequin Family) 1905 Gouache and ink on card laid down on cradled panel, 29.5 x 21.5 cm Private collection Famille d’arlequin is an exquisite example of Picasso’s celebrated Rose period, which was dominated by images of…

Acteurs de la Comedie-Francaise (1711-1712)

Watteau, Antoine (1684-1721) Acteurs de la Comedie-Francaise (Actors of the Comédie-Française) 1711–1712 Oil on panel, 20 × 25 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg Watteau was very fond of the play Les trois cousines (The Three Cousins) by Florent Carton, known as Dancourt,…

Le Carrosse d’or (1952)

The Golden Coach Director: Jean Renoir Producer: Francesco Alliata Screenplay: Jean Renoir & others Based on: Le Carrosse du Saint-Sacrement by Prosper Mérimée Genre: Comedy | Drama | Historical Music: Antonio Vivaldi Country: France | Italia Language: English Studio: Cinecittà Release date: 1952 Running…

Los cómicos ambulantes (1793)

Goya, Francisco de (1746-1828) Los cómicos ambulantes (The Strolling Players) 1793 Oil on tinplate, 42.5 x 31.7 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid This popular scene painted with great technical freedom shows an improvised stage surrounded by people in the midst of a…