Carnival in Rome
about 1650/51 | Johannes Lingelbach
Johannes Lingelbach was one of the late proponents of the “Bamboccianti”, Dutch painters working in Rome who depicted the everyday life of the Italian people. This scene takes place in Rome’s Piazza Colonna, which has been changed to make it appear like a natural stage. In the foreground the classic figures of commedia dell’arte can be seen in the crowd around the actors’ float: the Dottore with his slouch hat, Pulcinella and Arlecchino on horseback, and Columbina dressed completely in white.
Johannes Lingelbach was one of the late proponents of the “Bamboccianti”, Dutch painters working in Rome who depicted the everyday life of the Italian people. This scene takes place in Rome’s Piazza Colonna, which has been changed to make it appear like a natural stage. In the foreground the classic figures of commedia dell’arte can be seen in the crowd around the actors’ float: the Dottore with his slouch hat, Pulcinella and Arlecchino on horseback, and Columbina dressed completely in white.
Artist:
Johannes Lingelbach (1622 Frankfurt am Main - 1674 Amsterdam) DNB
Time:
about 1650/51
Object Name
Painting
Culture
Dutch
Material/technology:
Canvas
Dimensions:
42,5 cm × 51,5 cm
Framed: 58,8 cm × 67,5 cm × 6,5 cm
Signed
Inscribed at lower left: Johannes Lingelbach
Inscribed
auf der Mittelfigur: doctor
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Gemäldegalerie
Invs.
Gemäldegalerie, 9149
Provenance
21.5.1777 Verst. The Hague, No. 188; 30.8.1779 Verst. Amsterdam, no. 119; since 1822 Coll. Czernin, Vienna; dedicated in 1961 by Galerie St. Lucas, Vienna