figurine
Object NameMusician
Maker
Lucio Bubacco
(Italian, b. 1957)
Made FromGlass
Dateabout 1991
Place MadeItaly, Venice, Murano
SizeOverall H: 12.1 cm
Accession Number91.3.74 B
Credit LineGift of Susanne K. Frantz
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
The Magic of the Lamp: Flameworked Objects from the Permanent Collection
Not On View
Physical DescriptionOpaque white, pink, brown, and black, transparent gray, colorless glasses; flameworked. Musician, in commedia dell'arte costume, dancing as he plays mandolin. Male, with right foot on conical base and left knee raised in dance; he wears tall, conical white hat, black long-nosed mask covering his eyes and nose, white long-sleeved, fitted upper garment, white hose, and black shoes; his left hand holds brown, white, and black mandolin which he plucks with his right hand; base consists of cone, edge of which has been drawn outward and downward at four equidistant points; impressed on underside of base: "B L".Provenance
Source
Bubacco Lucio
- 1991-09-24
Source
Susanne K. Frantz
- 1991-09-24
