H Beard Print Collection
1760
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1760
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
H Beard Print Collection is a 1760 by Giovanni Domenico Ferretti, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This print shows Harlequin drawing Columbine with a funny beard. Ferretti turns a playful joke into a small scene. The print is one of four in a series called "Harlequinades." The artist tricks us by making the drawing inside the print look like a real mistake. It’s a lighthearted twist on comedy and art. Look up the artist Ferretti, Giovanni Domenico next.
The print is an etched reproduction of Giovanni Domenico Ferretti’s painting *The Harlequin Painter*, depicting Harlequin sketching a caricature of Columbine, who remains oblivious to her bearded portrayal. It serves as the first in a series of four works titled *Le 4 arlecchinate*, or *Harlequinades*, published in Venice by Joseph Wagner in 1760. The print reverses the composition of the original painting.
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This Florentine painter had a habit of signing his paintings with a tiny self-portrait hidden in the corner, like a secret handshake.
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