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At the Lapin Agile

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Title:At the Lapin Agile

Artist:Pablo Picasso (Spanish, Malaga 1881–1973 Mougins, France)

Date:1905

Medium:Oil on canvas

Dimensions:39 in. × 39 1/2 in. (99.1 × 100.3 cm)

Classification:Paintings

Credit Line:The Walter H. and Leonore Annenberg Collection,
Gift of Walter H. and Leonore Annenberg, 1992,
Bequest of Walter H. Annenberg, 2002

Object Number:1992.391

Frédéric (Frédé) Gérard, Paris (1905–12; acquired from the artist in 1905; sold in 1912); Alfred Flechtheim, Düsseldorf (1912–14; sold in August 1914 for 7,000 marks, through Nils Dardel, to de Maré); Rolf de Maré, Hildesborg, Sweden, and Paris (1914–52; sold on June 10, 1952, for $40,000, to de Hauke and Brame); [César Mange de Hauke, New York and Hector Brame, Paris, 1952; sold on August 5, 1952 to Knoedler]; [Knoedler and Co., New York, 1952; sold in September 1952, reportedly for $60,000, to Payson]; Joan

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Arlecchino and Brighella

Everyone knows Arlecchino and Brighella, famous masks of the Italian Carnival tradition. What’s the origin of these characters?

In the mid-sixteenth century, the first companies of the Commedia dell’Arte were born in the Republic of Venice – it was the first form of professional theater. The actors were specialized in typical roles, and they played them even for their entire career; one of these roles was a servant from Bergamo, Zanni.

Zanni is a servant of humble origin, he comes from the countryside, the contrary of the Lovers, elegant Venetian citizens. Comic, rough peasant, always hungry and attracted by beautiful servants, his costume was made with a kind of beige hemp, and he wore a light mask.

Over time, the Zanni split into two different characters: the astute Zanni and the foolish Zanni. The astute servant became Brighella, swindler and liar, plots intrigues, in order to mock others, but also to help the Lovers to crown their love. His costume is white with green stripes.

The foolish servant turned into Harlequin, famous for his acr

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Picasso comes to Rome at the Scuderie del Quirinale

At the Scuderie del Quirinale, a magnificent gallery set atop the highest of Rome’s seven hills beset by Italy’s Presidential Palace and the renowned Colonna Gardens, the former Papal Stables anchored in a great ancient Roman temple, offering both an astounding view of some of the world’s greatest art and the most magical city, will be on display until January 21^st 2018 the exhibition titled “Picasso: Between Cubism and Classicism 1915-1925“, a collection of a hundred masterpieces chosen by curator Olivier Berggruen in collaboration with outstanding museums and collections.

The exhibition is supported by 38 lenders. Unique works from Europe, US and Japan. Musée Picasso, Pompidou Center in Paris, Tate of London, MoMA, the Metropolitan Museum, the Guggenheim, the Berggruen Berlin Museum, the Fundació Museu Picasso in Barcelona, and the Thyssen Museum in Madrid are the major lenders.

The exhibition will illustrate the experiments conducted by Picasso with different styles and genres: from t