Marco Marcola (Verona, 1711 - 1780)
Carnival scene with Harlequin and masks from the Commedia dell'Arte
Oil on canvas
cm. 60 x 82 - Framed 77 x 100 cm.
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The canvas reflects the typically Venetian style and the author is influenced, in terms of the scene and pictorial imprint, by the Tiepolo culture and in particular by the Veronese master Marco Marcola (Verona, 1740 – 1793), an Italian painter of the Rococo period from a renowned family of artists, trained in the atelier of his father Giovanni Battista (Verona, 1711 - 1780), together with his brother Nicola, Francesco and sister Angela, becoming protagonists of the Veronese artistic world of the second half of the eighteenth century.
The subject and style are typical of Marcola's repertoire: a scene full of characters in carnival dress, including Harlequin, Columbine, Brighella and Dottor Balanzone, depicted in a joyous and festive attitude.
They are masks of the ancient Commedia dell'Arte, a theatrical genre that found its celebration during the traditional Carnival, the pivotal event that made Venice famous, combining the charm of the city with the power of the theater. Today, as in the past, the shows were improvised by masked actors in the streets and squares.
Initially, Marco's activity was directed towards the decoration of villas in the Veronese area, as can be seen in the frescoes of Palazzo Allegri in Verona or Villa Canossa in Grezzano, where he left some of his most pleasant images of daily life.
However, he also favored subjects that immortalized the city of Venice with its masks and festivals, especially of a carnival nature, as documented, for example, by 'The Preparations for Carnival' (Palazzo Pellegrini in S. Cecilia, Verona) or the series of four canvases 'Harlequinades' (Civic Theater Museum Carlo Schmidl).
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
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