Commedia dell'Arte - Carnival of Comedy Players: Exquisite Ceramics from the World's Museums

Hardback

Main Details

Title Commedia dell'Arte - Carnival of Comedy Players: Exquisite Ceramics from the World's Museums
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Reinhard Jansen
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:336
Dimensions(mm): Height 290,Width 240
Category/GenreArt and design styles - c 1600 to c 1800
Art and design styles - c 1800 to c 1900
Ceramics and glass
Carving and modelling, moulding and casting
ISBN/Barcode 9783897901650
ClassificationsDewey:738.82
Audience
General
Illustrations 435 Illustrations, color

Publishing Details

Publisher Arnoldsche
Imprint Arnoldsche
Publication Date 1 September 2001
Publication Country Germany

Description

From the sixteenth century until well into the eighteenth century, the Commedia Dell'arte, a popular Italian type of improvised comic theatricals, cast its spell on a large and diverse audience. Features the precious porcelain used to immortalise the performance of the comedians.