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Curator Interview: Picasso's Seated Harlequin

August 10, 2010

By Jennette Mullaney

Gary Tinterow, Engelhard Chairman of the Department of Nineteenth-Century, Modern, and Contemporary Art, spoke with Associate Email Marketing Manager Jennette Mullaney about Seated Harlequin, a masterpiece painted by Picasso when he was just nineteen years old.
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Harley Quinn: A Modern Harlequina

October 30, 2015

By Jane A. Dini

Associate Curator Jane A. Dini discusses Harley Quinn, a modern version of the classic character Harlequin from the Italian commedia dell'arte, as well as this year's most popular Halloween costume.
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The Artist Project: Ann Agee

September 16, 2015
Artist Ann Agee reflects on the Villeroy _Harlequin Family_ in this episode of The Artist Project.
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Commedia dell’arte

July 1, 2007

By Jennifer Meagher

Because the mask partially or entirely obscured facial expression, emphasis was placed on dialect and exaggerated gesture to convey emotion and intention.
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Pablo Picasso (1881–1973)

October 1, 2004

By James Voorhies

[Pablo Picasso’s] prolific output includes over 20,000 paintings, prints, drawings, sculptures, ceramics, theater sets and costumes that convey myriad intellectual, political, social, and amorous messages. His creative styles transcend realism and abstraction, Cubism, Neoclassicism, Surrealism, and Expressionism.
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Actor Telly Leung, known for his work on Glee and star of the upcoming Broadway production of Allegiance, takes visitors on a tour of his favorite works of art in the Museum as he gains inspiration for his performance at the Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month Celebration on May 22.
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Edgar Degas (1834–1917): Bronze Sculpture

October 1, 2004

By Clare Vincent

His sculpture remained a private medium, akin to sketches or drawings, in which Degas, limiting himself to a small range of subjects, explored the problems that fascinated him.
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Höchst Manufactory (German, 1746–1796)

Date: ca. 1750–53
Accession Number: 1982.60.222

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Nymphenburg Porcelain Manufactory (German, 1747–present)

Date: ca. 1760
Accession Number: 1974.356.525

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Real Fabrica de Buen Retiro (Spanish)

Date: ca. 1760–70
Accession Number: 1982.60.283

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Fulda Pottery and Porcelain Manufactory (German, 1764–1789)

Date: ca. 1770
Accession Number: 1982.60.187

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Fürstenberg Porcelain Manufactory (German, founded 1747)

Date: 1764, after model of ca. 1754
Accession Number: 1982.60.204

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Gardner Manufactory (Russian)

Date: ca. 1770–80
Accession Number: 1982.60.157

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

Date: 1901
Accession Number: 60.87

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Villeroy (French, 1734/37–1748)

Date: ca. 1740–45
Accession Number: 1982.60.255

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Meissen Manufactory (German, 1710–present)

Date: ca. 1740
Accession Number: 1982.60.309

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

Date: 1927
Accession Number: 1997.149.5