The Chinese Masquerade

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The Chinese Masquerade

1735

Jean-Baptiste-Marie Pierre (French, 1714–1789) Dedicated to the Duc de Saint-Aigrian , French ambassador to Rome

While living in Rome, resident art students at the French Academy often took part in religious festivals. For the Carnival of 1735 they created an elaborate chariot and dressed up in Chinese-inspired costumes. Jean-Baptiste-Marie Pierre did not arrive in Rome until several months after the Carnival festivities took place and must have relied upon the testimony of the participants to create this etching.

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Object Details

Titles:

The Chinese Masquerade
Mascarade Chinoise faite à Rome le Carnaval de l'année MDCCXXXV. Par Msrs les Pensionnaires dud Roy de France en son Académie des arts.

Date:

1735

Artists:

Jean-Baptiste-Marie Pierre (French, 1714–1789) Dedicated to the Duc de Saint-Aigrian , French ambassador to Rome

Medium:

Etching

Dimensions:

Sheet: 11 13/16 x 16 3/4inches (30 x 42.6cm)

Classification:

Prints

Credit Line:

The Muriel and Philip Berman Gift, acquired from the John S. Phillips bequest of 1876 to the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, with funds contributed by Muriel and Philip Berman, gifts (by exchange) of Lisa Norris Elkins, Bryant W. Langston, Samuel S. White 3rd and Vera White, with additional funds contributed by John Howard McFadden, Jr., Thomas Skelton Harrison, and the Philip H. and A.S.W. Rosenbach Foundation, 1985

Accession Number:

1985-52-503

Geography:

Made in Rome, Italy, Europe

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