thegetty: yeshistoryofart: HarlequinaFranz Anton Bustellica….
Harlequina
Franz Anton Bustelli
ca. 1763
Hard-paste porcelain
Met Museum“Come dance!”
“Who me?”Both figurines are from the Italian commedia dell’arte, a group of traveling theater entertainers.
Beltrame di Milano, about 1720, Meissen Porcelain Manufactory. Hard-paste porcelain. J. Paul Getty Museum.
Little-known fact: Originally the female figurine was taking a selfie with her phone. Apparently that part broke off and was lost sometime in the last 250 years.
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