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| Four Punchinellos Embracing a Female Reproduction, 1953 of an original by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo The Harry Beard Collection at: The Victoria & Albert Museum |
We have looked at two drawings by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo which dated to 1751. These drawings depicted one of Tiepolo’s favorite subjects—Punchinello. To be exact…Punchinellos, many, hump-backed Punchinellos up to no good.
Here, dating to 1953 (the year of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II who celebrates her Diamond Jubilee in coming days), we see a reproduction of a pen and grey wash image in which four Punchinellos are embracing a female. Clearly this is a reproduction of one of the Eighteenth Century words of Tiepolo.
All of the plucky Punchinellos are dressed identically in tall, conical hats and loose fitting tunics and trousers which are belted at the waist. The object of their ominous affections wears an equally tall hat trimmed with lace at the brim and a loose belted dress with collar.
We all know how much I like Punchinellos. Many live here with me. However, I don’t really think I’d like to be embraced by them. No. In fact, I know that I would not.
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