Buffoon Collection

Harlequin and Death, 1907. Artist: Somov, Konstantin Andreyevich (1869-1939)
Harlequin and Death, 1907. Found in the collection of the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

Portrait of a Jester with a Lute (oil on canvas)
PWI90022 Portrait of a Jester with a Lute (oil on canvas) by Hals, Frans (1582/3-1666); Louvre, Paris, France; ePeter Willi; Dutch, out of copyright

Leaving the Masqued Ball. Artist: Garcia y Ramos, Jose (1852-1912)
Leaving the Masqued Ball. Found in the collection of Museo Carmen Thyssen, Malaga

Court Jester dressed in red and blue wearing bells, stepping forward

Buffoons in a Village, 1857. Artist: Francois Nicolas Riss
Buffoons in a Village, 1857. Riss, Francois Nicolas (1804-1886). Found in the collection of the State V. Tropinin-Museum, Moscow

Portrait of the Pablo jester of Valladolid. Painting by Diego Rodriguez de Silva y
JLJ4665578 Portrait of the Pablo jester of Valladolid. Painting by Diego Rodriguez de Silva y Velasquez (1599-1660), circa 1636-1637. Oil on canvas. Dim: 2, 09 X 1, 23m

Theatre National de l Opera, Grand bal de la Mi-Careme, 1921. Private Collection

The queen. The Queen has just come out of her palace, when death appears unexpectedly
FLO4675617 The queen. The Queen has just come out of her palace, when death appears unexpectedly and the drains of force to keep her away

Louis I of Flanders (ca. 1304-1346) (known as Louis de Dampierre, Louis de Nevers or Louis de Crecy)
FLO4630186 Louis I of Flanders (ca. 1304-1346) (known as Louis de Dampierre, Louis de Nevers or Louis de Crecy) surrounds courtiers, a jester and Jean Lyon (?) in red dress (legende by mistake: J)

Knight (reiter) with wheel-lock pistol and harem pants A, jester with bladder and marotte (bauble), B
FLO4644278 Knight (reiter) with wheel-lock pistol and harem pants A, jester with bladder and marotte (bauble), B, and girl in long petticoat and apron from Strasbourg C

Le Triboulet, 1886_10_17 - Illustration by Eugene Froment Chassezac (1844-1900): Province, Discours officiel, Bordeaux
ICA4929401 Le Triboulet, 1886_10_17 - Illustration by Eugene Froment Chassezac (1844-1900): Province, Discours officiel, Bordeaux, Toulouse

Will Sommers, King Henry VII's court jester, died 1560. Copperplate engraving from William Richard's Portraits
FLO4636458 Will Sommers, King Henry VII's court jester, died 1560. Copperplate engraving from William Richard's Portraits Illustrating Granger's Biographical History of England, London

The canon. Death holds his hourglass before him when he enters the cathedral
FLO4675891 The canon. Death holds his hourglass before him when he enters the cathedral. They are followed by a nobleman with a falcon on his fist, his jester or crazy, and a little boy

Italian game card representing a madman (jolly or jocker). 19th century print
FGL5482875 Italian game card representing a madman (jolly or jocker). 19th century print; Fototeca Gilardi.

Those responsible for the real estate credit scandal described as the modern Pharisees, 1873
NWI4959608 Those responsible for the real estate credit scandal described as the modern Pharisees, 1873. With portraits of Schuyler Colfax (1823-1885) on the left

Woman in costume as a folly or fool, 19th century. She wears a hat and veil, dress of motley and lace, pointed shoes
FLO4655656 Woman in costume as a folly or fool, 19th century. She wears a hat and veil, dress of motley and lace, pointed shoes, and holds a mask and marotte (sceptre with head)

The madman or the story who amused the lords or the people. A similar engraving of the 15th century. Engraving 1878
JAB4121746 The madman or the story who amused the lords or the people. A similar engraving of the 15th century. Engraving 1878; (add.info.: The madman or the story who amused the lords or the people)

Portrait of a Fool, c.1550. Creator: Verbeeck, Frans (c. 1510-1570)
Portrait of a Fool, c.1550. Private Collection

Au Fait! C'est un bal assez distingué!, 1833. Creator: Honore Daumier
Au Fait! C'est un bal assez distingue!, 1833. Actually! it's quite a distinguished ball!'. From Serie Politique

Scene de Carnaval (pen and black ink & w/c)
XOS5884175 Scene de Carnaval (pen and black ink & w/c) by Debucourt, Philibert Louis (1755-1832); 30.6x44.5 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: Drawing by Philibert Louis Debucourt)

Jester - portrait of a medieval court fool after 15th century miniature (print)
3794143 Jester - portrait of a medieval court fool after 15th century miniature (print); (add.info.: Print by R. Kellerhoven)

A fool with parrot, 1875. Found in the Collection of State A. Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Death holds up his hour-glass to the Canon as he enters a cathedral.. Handcolored engraving by Chretien de Mechel from Hans Holbein's The Triumph of Death

Portrait of the jester El Primo, 1644 (oil on canvas)
7413333 Portrait of the jester El Primo, 1644 (oil on canvas) by Velazquez, Diego Rodriguez de Silva y (1599-1660); 107x82 cm; Prado, Madrid

Letter F: Falconer, Fleuve, Pheasant, Fou. engraving in " Alphabet"
DUV4209774 Letter F: Falconer, Fleuve, Pheasant, Fou. engraving in " Alphabet". Finish printing on 15 November 1875 by Charles Unsinger for Alphonse Lemerre, bookseller-publisher, Paris

Letter E: Spanish, eclipse, elephant, Scottish; F: Falconer, River, Pheasant, Fool. engraving in " Alphabet"
DUV4209769 Letter E: Spanish, eclipse, elephant, Scottish; F: Falconer, River, Pheasant, Fool. engraving in " Alphabet"

Buffoons in a Village, 1857 (oil on canvas)
BAL152047 Buffoons in a Village, 1857 (oil on canvas) by Riss, Francois Nicholas (1804-86); 55x73.5 cm; Museum of Tropinin and His Contemporaries, Moscow, Russia

Guerrier saoul et bouffon de cour (Drunk warrior and court jester). Peinture de Casimiro Tomba (1857-1929)
FIA5336341 Guerrier saoul et bouffon de cour (Drunk warrior and court jester). Peinture de Casimiro Tomba (1857-1929). Huile sur toile, 37 x 47 cm. Art italien du 19eme siecle. M

Un idiot (A fool). Peinture de David Teniers le jeune (1610-1690). Huile sur toile, 35 x 29 cm, vers 1640
FIA5326662 Un idiot (A fool). Peinture de David Teniers le jeune (1610-1690). Huile sur toile, 35 x 29 cm, vers 1640. art flamand, art baroque. Musee des Beaux Arts Pouchkine, Moscou

Jesters playing Cochonnet, Oil on wood by Eduardo Zamacois y Zabala - Museo de Bellas Artes de Bilbao
FIA5392473 Jesters playing Cochonnet, Oil on wood by Eduardo Zamacois y Zabala - Museo de Bellas Artes de Bilbao by Zamacois y Zabala, Eduardo (1842-71); 46x35, 6 cm; Museo de Bellas Artes, Bilbao

Bouffon (engraving)
7158328 Bouffon (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bouffon. Illustration for Dictionnaire Francais Illustre des Mots et des Choses by MM Larive et Fleury)

La fete des rois. The Bean King (The Feast of the Bean King). Aussi appele "La celebration du roi Haricot Groupe
FIA5326326 La fete des rois. The Bean King (The Feast of the Bean King). Aussi appele " La celebration du roi Haricot Groupe de personnes aux expressions grotesques

Les bouffons a la cour de l imperatrice Anne I de Russie (Anna Ivanovna, 1693-1740)
FIA5347322 Les bouffons a la cour de l imperatrice Anne I de Russie (Anna Ivanovna, 1693-1740) (Jesters at the Court of Empress Anna Ioannovna) - Peinture de Valery Ivanovich Jacobi (1834-1902)

A Professional Buffoon, from an untitled series of 12 prints, c. 1710. Attributed to Torii Kiyonobu I

Portrait of Carlo Antonio Bertinazzi (1710-1783), 1740s. Found in the Collection of the Petit Palais, Musee des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris

Bal at the court of the king of France, Francois 1st (1494-1547)
JLJ4621047 Bal at the court of the king of France, Francois 1st (1494-1547), with the presence of Charles V (1500-1558) king of Spain and emperor of the Holy Roman Empire Germanic

A little girl wearing a crown sits on a throne at a banquet table
XEE4137202 A little girl wearing a crown sits on a throne at a banquet table. A great esong poured him a drink, a large basket maker cut bread and a large chamberlain tied a towel around his neck

Portrait in foot of Pejeron, jester of the Count of Benavente Painting by Antonio Moro
JLJ4582108 Portrait in foot of Pejeron, jester of the Count of Benavente Painting by Antonio Moro (1517-1575) 16th century Madrid, Prado Museum by Mor

Birth of King Henry IV on 13 / 12 / 1553 at the Chateau de Pau Jeanne III
JLJ4585768 Birth of King Henry IV on 13/12/1553 at the Chateau de Pau Jeanne III, known as Jeanne d Albret, gives birth to the future king shows visitors by his father Antoine de Bourbon (1518-1562)

A game of chess between two courtiers in the room of a castle
JLJ4646311 A game of chess between two courtiers in the room of a castle. Minaiture taken from " History of Alexander the Great" (or Alexander III of Macedoine (356-323 BC)), 15th century

Brighellas character in 1570. Maurice Sand "Masks and Jesters"
GIA4743707 Brighellas character in 1570. Maurice Sand " Masks and Jesters" Paris 19th century. (Maurice Sand was George Sands son)

The Jester Barbarroja (oil on canvas, 1635)
LRI4612133 The Jester Barbarroja (oil on canvas, 1635) by Velazquez, Diego Rodriguez de Silva y (1599-1660); Prado, Madrid

Theatrical representation: "The King has fun"by Victor Hugo (1808-1883)
XEE4178814 Theatrical representation: " The King has fun" by Victor Hugo (1808-1883). Act I scene 5: a room at the Louvre, the curse. M

The Jester named Don Juan of Austria, c. 1632 / 35 (oil on canvas)
SCP38871 The Jester named Don Juan of Austria, c.1632/35 (oil on canvas) by Velazquez, Diego Rodriguez de Silva y (1599-1660); 210x123 cm; Prado, Madrid

Masked Ball
FIA5405500 Masked Ball by Hermans, Charles (1839-1924); 321x401 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Masked Ball by Hermans, Charles (1839-1924)

Portrait of the jester Diego de Acedo says the cousin. Painting by Diego Rodriguez de
JLJ4665478 Portrait of the jester Diego de Acedo says the cousin. Painting by Diego Rodriguez de Silva y Velasquez (1599-1660), 1636-1645. Oil on canvas. Dim: 1, 07 X 0, 82m

Crazy costume in the 16th century - Costume of a fool 16th Century - private collection
JLJ4638073 Crazy costume in the 16th century - Costume of a fool 16th Century - private collection by Anonymous; Private Collection; (add.info)

Allegory of madness - allegorie de la folie (The woman and the fool
XEE4155336 Allegory of madness - allegorie de la folie (The woman and the fool) German engraving of the 16th century. by German School

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In the world of art and literature, the buffoon has always held a captivating presence. From the whimsical portraits to the vibrant costumes, their essence is impossible to ignore. Take, for instance, the portrait of Pablo jester of Valladolid by Diego Rodriguez de Silva y Velázquez. With his mischievous grin and colorful attire, he embodies the spirit of mirth and folly. Another depiction that comes to mind is the court jester dressed in red and blue adorned with bells. Stepping forward with confidence, he commands attention as he entertains those around him. The juxtaposition between his playful appearance and his role as an entertainer adds depth to this portrayal. Moving on from individual jesters, we encounter scenes like "Buffoons in a Village" painted by Francois Nicolas Riss in 1857. This artwork transports us into a lively village where laughter echoes through every corner. It captures both the joyous atmosphere created by these jesters and their ability to bring people together through humor. However, not all representations are light-hearted; some delve into darker themes like death itself. In Konstantin Andreyevich Somov's painting "Harlequin and Death, " we witness an intriguing interaction between two contrasting figures. As Death holds up his hourglass menacingly towards Harlequin – a symbol of foolishness – it reminds us that even amidst laughter there lies mortality. The buffoon's significance extends beyond mere entertainment; they also played important roles within historical events such as Jan Matejko's painting "The Prussian Homage. " Here we see jesters present during significant political ceremonies, reminding us that even rulers sought amusement from these comedic characters. Not limited solely to paintings or portraits, buffoons have been immortalized in various forms throughout history - including engravings found in alphabet books like Alphonse Lemerre's publication from 1875.