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| Keywords: A scene from the commedia dell' arte played in France before a noble audience - Museum at Bayeux - Sterling 1943 p18.jpg commedia dell'arte played in France before a noble audience probably Flemish possibly painted by a student of Frans Floris according to the art historian Charles Sterling 1943 p 18 It is one of the oldest images of the commedia dell'arte in France Pantaloon is front and center on the stage Just to to the right and slightly behind is an actor in motley costume identified as Harlequin by both Duchartre and Sterling The latter says it is the oldest known version of Harlequin's costume or 1571 1572 painting wood cm 85 85 Musée Baron Gérard Credit line Bequeathed to the Museum of Bayeux by Count Frederick d'Houtetot 1778 “1859 according to Duchartre 1929 1966 p 85 The commedia dell'arte historian Pierre-Louis Duchartre 1929 1966 pp 84 “86 identifies the artist as Paul Porbus the Elder or Frans Porbus He also says the troupe is probably that of Zan Ganassa Sterling takes issue with both these statements saying that the painting is by none of the known members of the Pourbus family not Pieter Pourbus Frans Pourbus the Elder or Frans Pourbus the Younger but is probably by a Flemish artist possibly a student of Frans Floris; and that there were many Italian troupes playing in France at this time and it could be any one of them However both Duchartre and Sterling agee on the dating and Katritzky 2006 p 143 confirms that this dating is generally accepted Duchartre Pierre-Louis 1929; Dover reprint 1966 The Italian Comedy translated by Randolph T Weaver London George G Harrap and Co Ltd 1929 ; New York Dover 1966 ISBN 0486216799 Katritzky M A 2006 The Art of Commedia A Study in the Commedia dell'Arte 1560-1620 with Special Reference to the Visual Records http //books google co uk/books id HyPeo62Fi8YC lpg PA244 pg PA140 pp 140 “143 Amsterdam New York Rodopi B V ISBN 9789042017986 Sterling Charles 1943 Early Paintings of the Commedia Dell Arte in France Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin New ser v 2 no 1 Summer 1943 Sterling 1943 p 18 A link to the pdf file with Sterling's article and the image uploaded here is at the bottom of http //www metmuseum org/toah/hd/comm/hd_comm htm this page at the Metropolitan Museum of Art website under 'Further reading' <gallery> File A scene from the commedia dell' arte played in France before a noble audience - Ferrone 2014 fig34 jpg </gallery> PD-Art-100 Comédie-Italienne Musée Baron Gérard Frans Floris | ||||
