Comic scene with Zanni
Anonymous, Italian, 17th century Italian
Publisher Giovanni Battista de' Rossi Italian
Not on view
This is one of sixteen scenes relating to the mischief-making servant Zanni, from the Commedia dell'arte. The Met has five scenes cut from the larger sheet of sixteen published by G.B. de' Rossi in Rome. For an impression of all sixteen and discussion of their subject, see McDonald 2017, vol.1. cat.no. 437, p.315.