Scena carnevalesca con Arlecchino
Marco Marcola (Verona, 1711 - 1780)
Marco Marcola
(Verona, 1711 - 1780)
Carnival scene with commedia dell'arte masks
Oil on canvas,
cm. 60 x 82
Framed 77 x 100 cm.
The canvas reflects typical Venetian style and the author feels, in terms of the subject of the scene and pictorial imprint, the influence of the Tiepolo culture and in particular of 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, who became leading figures in the artistic world of Verona in the second half of the 18th century.
The subject and style are typical of Marcola's repertoire: a scene full of characters in carnival dress, among which Harlequin, Columbine, Brighella and Doctor Balanzone are recognisable, depicted in a joyful and festive attitude.
They are masks from 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 theatre. Today, as in the past, performances were improvised by masked actors in the streets and squares.
Initially, Marco's activity was directed towards the decoration of villas in the Verona 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 pleasing images of daily life.
However, his favourite subjects were also those that immortalised the city of Venice with its masks and festivities, especially of a carnivalesque nature, as documented for example in ‘I preparativi del Carnevale’ (Palazzo Pellegrini in S. Cecilia, Verona) or the series of four canvases ‘Arlecchinate’ (Civico museo teatrale Carlo Schmidl).
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