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Series Title: Balli di Sfessania

Frontispiece

1621

Jacques Callot

(French, 1592–1635)
Culture
France, 17th century
Medium
etching
Support
Laid paper
Measurements
Sheet: 7.9 x 10.2 cm (3 1/8 x 4 in.); Platemark: 7.2 x 9.3 cm (2 13/16 x 3 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
John L. Severance Fund 1991.97
Catalogue raisonné
Lieure (2) 11.27.379
State
I/III
Public Domain
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Description

This is the title page from a series of 24 etchings connected with the commedia dell'arte, a form of comic theater developed in Italy during the 1500s. The actual title and inscriptions are related to a carnival song and dance from Naples.

Frontispiece

1621

Jacques Callot

(French, 1592–1635)
France, 17th century

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