First Intermezzo: Ballet of the Knights liberated from Circe's bondage
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1617 (printed)
1617 (printed)
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Print showing a theatrical performance: the ballet of the Knights liberated from Circe's bondage.
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Materials and techniques | Etching |
Brief description | 'Les Intermèdes'. First Intermezzo. First of three plates showing three intermezzi from 'La Liberazione di Tirenno, et d'Arnea' by Andrea Salvadori. Etching by Jacques Callot, 1617. |
Physical description | Print showing a theatrical performance: the ballet of the Knights liberated from Circe's bondage. |
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Marks and inscriptions | 'Iullius Parigi inv: Iacobus Callot delineavit [et] F.' (Lettered with title in Italian and) |
Credit line | Purchased from the funds of the Gabrielle Enthoven Bequest |
Object history | The scene depicted is one of three intermezzi of the Veglia (Night vigil) of La Liberazione di Tirenno, e d'Arnea a theatrical spectacle by Andrea Salvadori, with ballets and tournaments directed by Agniolo Ricci, music by Marco da Gagliano and scenery and costumes by Giulio Parigi, performed in the theatre in the Uffizi Palace, Florence, on the occasion of the marriage of Ferdinando Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua with Caterina de Medici, a sister of the Grand Duke of Cosimo II, 6 February 1617 (new style dating). Uffizi Theatre - Teatro de' Medici designed by Bernardo Buontalenti (1586) A preliminary drawing of this is known and is at Berlin Kupferstichkabinett The print is dated 1616 in the old style dating. Salvadori's spectacle was not published in print form until 1668. |
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Accession number | E.2837-1962 |
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Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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