Now, as you can see the people in this sculpture are dabbing. Yes, you heard me right! Dabbing, such a beautiful sight! Anyway, two boys and one girl are made out of porcelain and all dabbing or bowing.
They are from a thing called Commedia dell’arte where they make little skits. It is very old and from Italy. The world may never know if they are bowing or dabbing.
The Facts:
- Made by: Capodimonte Manufactory (Italian (near Naples))
- Modeled by: Giuseppe Gricci (Italian, born about 1700-died in 1770)
- About 1750 in Capodimonte, Italy
- Material: Soft-paste porcelain with colored enamel and gilded decoration
- Kiyi and Edward M. Pflueger Collection. Bequest of Edward M. Pflueger and Gift of Kiyi Powers Pflueger, William Francis Warden Fund, and John H. and Ernestine A. Payne Fund (2002.123)
- Not currently on view; part of the Casanova’s Europe exhibition Summer 2018
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