Four Singing Commedia Dell'Arte Characters

Claude Gillot, early 18th century

The image depicts four full-length figures in distinct poses. The first person on the left is leaning back on one foot, holding a large round object in both hands. The second person stands holding a long staff with… · description from the collection

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Artist: Claude Gillot ¹
Date: early 18th century ¹
Medium: pen and black ink with gray wash over graphite on laid paper, irregularly trimmed and laid down on a sheet touched with faded blue watercolor, on an old album sheet ¹
Original: 4,435 × 3,020 px ¹
License: CC0 (National Gallery of Art Open Access)
Credit: National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Donald Stone

Object record, National Gallery of Art

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