Rare Meissen Figure Commedia Dellarte Scaramouche Group Mnr 169 Um 1870 For Sale
Courtly Festivals In The Baroque And Rococo Periods Were Representative Works Of Art. They Lasted Days, Weeks Or Months. Masked Ball, Opera, Hunting, Fireworks And Illumination Were Part Of The Varied Amusement Of The Court - As Well As The Commedia Dell'arte, Originally A Form Of Italian Popular Theater Based On Masks And Figures With Fixed Characters. Out Of The Fascination For These Types Of Actors, Johann Joachim Kaendler In Particular Took Up The Commedia Dell'arte Thematically And Created The Figures In Meissen Porcelain For The First Time. Her Theatrical Gestures And Postures, Expressive Facial Expressions And Colorful Costumes With Tight-fitting Trousers Corresponded Above All To Kaendler's Interest In Moving Figures. As Was Customary At The Time, He Used Copper Engravings By Jea.
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