Figure of Pantalone

c. 1755 Overall: 20 x 7 x 9.9 cm (7 7/8 x 2 3/4 x 3 7/8 in.) Source image
https://clevelandart.org/art/1948.54

The commedia dell’arte, a form of Italian improvisational theater, became widely popular in 18th-century Europe. This figure, with his prominent beard and distinguishing black robe, represents the character of elderly Venetian merchant Pantalone. Depicted in paintings and porc...

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