Photograph by Ed Pollard, Hasselblad H4D50 - 2013.

Commedia Dell'Arte Figure Of Pulcinella

Manufacturer Venini & C. (Italian, founded 1921)

Designer Fulvio Bianconi (Italian, 1915-1996)

CultureItalian

Dateca. 1948

MediumBlown and hot-sculpted glass

Dimensions15 1/4 × 5 × 5 in. (38.7 × 12.7 × 12.7 cm)

Inscribedacid stamped on underside: VENINI MURANO ITALIA

Credit LineGift of Sheri Sandler in memory of Sam and Reba Sandler

Object number97.42.65

On View

Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 119, Case 59

DescriptionThis is a figure of PULCINELLA, from the COMMEDIA DELL'ARTE series. The figurine in white glass is standing on a black circular base. He is holding a white violin in his left hand, and a black and white tambourine encircled with red glass in his right hand. Gold colored glass encircles his collar. The white face of the figure is covered by a black mask.

Label TextDesigned by Fulvio Bianconi Italian (1915-1996) for Venini & C., Venice, Italy Commedia dell' Arte Figure of Pulcinela, ca.1948 Blown and solid worked glass. Gift of Sheri Sandler in memory of Sam and Reba Sandler 97.42.65Exhibition History"The Sheri Sandler Collection of 20th-Century Italian Glass," Chrysler Museum of Art, July 14, 1998 - November 7, 1999. Published ReferencesDiane C. Wright, _Glass Masterworks from the Chrysler Museum of Art_ (Seattle: University of Washington Press, 2017), pg. 154-156.