Punchinello's Mistress Faints 1790 - 1801
giovannidomenicotiepolo
theartinstituteofchicago
drawing, print, paper, ink, inorganic-material, ink-drawings, chalk, pen, black-chalk
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landscape illustration sketch
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drawing
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toned paper
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ink painting
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pencil sketch
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fluid art
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ink drawing experimentation
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inorganic-material
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coffee painting
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ink-drawings
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chalk
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water
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pen
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watercolour illustration
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italy
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pencil art
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black-chalk
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watercolor
"Punchinello's Mistress Faints" is a pen and brown wash drawing by Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo created between 1790 and 1801. The drawing depicts a scene from the commedia dell'arte, a form of Italian popular theater featuring stock characters. The central figure, Punchinello's mistress, has fainted, and several characters are gathered around her. The drawing is a work of satire, capturing the comedic and often chaotic nature of commedia dell'arte. The drawing is on view in The Art Institute of Chicago.
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