Punchinello as Tailor's Assistant 1771 - 1804

"Punchinello as Tailor's Assistant" is a drawing by Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, created between 1771 and 1804, now located at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. This drawing depicts Punchinello, a stock character in Italian Commedia dell'arte, as a tailor's assistant. In the foreground, he sits on a table and sews while other figures work around him. The scene, rendered in brown wash and pen on paper, captures a moment of daily life within a bustling tailor shop. Tiepolo's signature is visible in the lower left corner.