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Jacques Callot
(Nancy, France, 1592 - 1635, Nancy, France)

Taglia Cantoni and Fracasso
1622
Seventeenth Century
Etching and engraving on paper
2 7/8 in. x 3 11/16 in. (7.3 cm x 9.37 cm)


Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Weil, Jr., in memory of Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Weil, Sr.
1995.0005.0006


Callot's most extensive and most widely known series of prints relating to the commedia is the Balli di Sfessania.
The museum's collection includes six plates from this series; Cap.'Cerimonia & Sig.a Lavinia, Guatsetto & Mestolino, Pulliciniello & Sig.a Lucretia, Cap.'Mala Gamba & Cap.'Bellavita, Cap.'Cardoni & Maramao, and Taglia Cantoni & Fracasso.  The titles are representative of the two characters each one depicts.ú


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