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The Woman with a Tambourine

1790s

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo

(Italian, 1727–1804)
Culture
Italy, 18th century
Medium
pen and brown ink and brush and brown wash, over black chalk; framing lines in pen and brown ink over graphite
Support
Cream(1) laid paper
Measurements
Sheet: 35.4 x 47.3 cm (13 15/16 x 18 5/8 in.); Image: 29.7 x 41.7 cm (11 11/16 x 16 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Dudley P. Allen Fund 1947.12
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
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Description

Observed by Punchinello and friends, a centaur is subdued by a maiden’s musical charms. Rendered touchingly vulnerable, the creature lies with its head on the girl’s lap. One of the simplest instruments, the tambourine was typically played by itinerant musicians—nymphs, vagabonds, seducers—and was traditionally considered the quintessential attribute of the outsider, an aspect reinforced in the 20th century by Bob Dylan’s "Mr. Tambourine Man."

The Woman with a Tambourine

1790s

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo

(Italian, 1727–1804)
Italy, 18th century

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