Jacques Callot
Figure Studies Based on Commedia dell'Arte Characters
c. 1616
This sheet is a compilation of sketches representing theatrical performances that Callot may have seen during his stay in Florence between 1612 and 1621. The type of character that he would depict later in his Balli di sfessania series of etchings is already recognizable here.
Artist
Title
Figure Studies Based on Commedia dell'Arte Characters
Date
c. 1616
Medium
Drawing
Materials
pen and brown ink on laid paperDimensions
15 x 12.6 cm
Nationality
French
Credit line
Purchased 1984
Accession number
28440r
