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Harlequin and Columbine
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Harlequin and Columbine are stock figures in the Commedia dell’Arte, a form of Italian theatre in which the same recognizable characters play a role in different sketches. These performances were extremely popular in the 18th century. The leading characters recur in a variety of decorative objects, such as this figure group, which was modelled by Johann Joachim Kändler.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineHarlekijn en Colombine. c. 1740 - c. 1744. Meissener Porzellan Manufaktur. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
