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The Discovery of the Tomb of Pulcinella
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The Discovery of the Tomb of Pulcinella

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo · in or before c. 1750 · etching; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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How can Pulcinella’s grave be discovered? After all, Pulcinella is a stock character in the commedia dell’ arte, the improvised Italian theatre. As such he does not actually exist, yet he is nevertheless immortal. However, everything is possible in the world that sprang from Tiepolo’s mind, and so he lies buried here (right foreground). The bone and hourglass emphasize that Pulcinella is also just a human, who has died.

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Credit lineDe ontdekking van het graf van Pulcinella. in or before c. 1750. Giovanni Battista Tiepolo. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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