Commedia dell'Arte Troupe (I Gelosi?)
Item
- Title
- Commedia dell'Arte Troupe (I Gelosi?)
- Rights
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Musée Carnavalet, Histoire de Paris. Public Domain.
- Creator
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Unknown, Ecole française.
- Date
- C. 1580
- Description
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This late sixteenth century oil painting depicts a commedia dell'arte acting troupe thought to be I Gelosi. I Gelosi was one of the premier acting troups in Renaissance-era Milan and enjoyed the patronage of nobility.
The central woman figure in the cream gown is presumed to be prima donna Isabella Andreini, the namesake of the stock character Isabella and leading lady of the troupe. Along with her husband and fellow actor Francesco Andreini, she helped manage the troupe in addition to receiving public acclaim as an actress. Some of the first prima donnas who became public celebrities performed in commedia dell'arte in a rare public-facing profession for women.
In the painting, Andreini and the rest of her troupe are performing a scene on stage. Andreini is the only figure in the work looking directly at viewers, reflecting the connections that her audiences felt to her. - Format
- Oil painting. 95 x 147 cm.
- Publisher
- Musée Carnavalet, Histoire de Paris.
- Contributor
- Lindsey Cillis
- Identifier
- Musée Carnavalet, Histoire de Paris. P628.
- Subject
- Commedia dell'arte; prima donnas; i gelosi; Isabella Andreini; Italian theater.
- Source
- JPEG file. Musée Carnavalet, Histoire de Paris. Unknown photographer, 10/26/2023, https://www.parismuseescollections.paris.fr/fr/musee-carnavalet/oeuvres/troupe-de-comediens-italiens-les-gelosi#infos-secondaires-detail.
- Item sets
- Le Prime Donne-Lindsey C.
