Punchinello Collection

Chinese itinerant toy seller and boys playing Jianzi by kicking a shuttlecock, Qing Dynasty
FLO4590451 Chinese itinerant toy seller and boys playing Jianzi by kicking a shuttlecock, Qing Dynasty. The toy man holds a bamboo stick with three small puppets

Molière ayant la douleur de s'entendre interpreter avec une pratique, 1864. Creator: Cham
Moliere ayant la douleur de s'entendre interpreter avec une pratique, 1864. Caricature of the playwright Moliere covering his ears on seeing his play Tartuffe performed at a Punch-and-Judy puppet

Winter: Assembling for Shrove Tuesday, 1705. Creator: Jan van der Meer
Winter: Assembling for Shrove Tuesday, 1705

Punch Boxer with Blue Coat, c. 1937. Creator: Ruth Abrams
Punch Boxer with Blue Coat, c. 1937

Puppet: "Punch", c. 1937. Creator: Edward Strzalkowski. Puppet: "Punch", c. 1937
Puppet: "Punch", c. 1937

Punch's Head, c. 1937. Creator: Edward Strzalkowski
Punch's Head, c. 1937

Punch as Clown, c. 1936. Creator: Lillian Stahl
Punch as Clown, c. 1936

Cigar Store Figure: "Punch", 1935/1942. Creator: Raymond Neumann
Cigar Store Figure: "Punch", 1935/1942

O for Orientale and Carnation - P for Polichinelle and Papillon - Q for Quimperlois and Quimperloise
8600181 O for Orientale and Carnation - P for Polichinelle and Papillon - Q for Quimperlois and Quimperloise, around 1920 (print) by French School

Chinese toy seller and boys playing Jianzi, Qing Dynasty
Chinese itinerant toy seller and boys playing Jianzi by kicking a shuttlecock, Qing Dynasty. The toy man holds a bamboo stick with three small puppets

Kasperltheater I, mid-late 19th century, (c1924). Creator: Carl Spitzweg
Kasperltheater I, mid-late 19th century, (c1924). Punch and Judy show. From " Die gute alte Zeit: Zeichnungen von Karl Spitzweg", (The Good Old Days: drawings by Karl Spitzweg)

Punch or May Day, 1829, (c1915). Artist: Benjamin Robert Haydon
Punch or May Day, 1829, (c1915). The painting is part of the collection of the Tate Gallery, London. From International Art: Past and Present by Alfred Yockney. [Virtue & Company, London, c1915]

The Imperial Witches, 1872. Artist: Joseph Swain
The Imperial Witches, 1872. Mr Punch plays Macbeth to the three witches who represent the Emperors of Germany, Austria and Russia

An Unexpected Cut, 1874. Artist: Joseph Swain
An Unexpected Cut, 1874. With a felled tree entitled Irish Established Church behind him, Mr Gladstone, the Liberal Leader of the Opposition

Christmas card, Pulcinella and Pierrot
Christmas card, A Very Merry Christmas, Pulcinella and Pierrot getting drunk. Date: mid 19th century

Punchinello carried off by an eagle (chalk, pen & ink, & wash on paper)
7393824 Punchinello carried off by an eagle (chalk, pen & ink, & wash on paper) by Tiepolo, Giandomenico (Giovanni Domenico) (1727-1804); 34.8x46.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Maccheroni Pianigiani, 1922 (poster)
FGL5485256 Maccheroni Pianigiani, 1922 (poster) by Mauzan, Luciano Achille (1883-1952); (add.info.: Advertising poster by Achille Mauzan Pulcinella (Polichinelle)

A caricature figure representing a poor itinerant artist loaded with various implem... ca. 1640-60. Creator: Anon
A caricature figure representing a poor itinerant artist loaded with various implements relating to his trade, ca. 1640-60

A caricature figure (a carpenter?) with a toad on his nose, carrying various implem... ca. 1640-60. Creator: Anon
A caricature figure (a carpenter?) with a toad on his nose, carrying various implements walking to the left, ca. 1640-60

Hand Puppet "Punch", c. 1936. Creator: William Kerby
Hand Puppet " Punch", c. 1936

X (letter shown by Polichinelle)
6523525 X (letter shown by Polichinelle) by Appel, Francois Antoine (1821-1882); Private Collection; (add.info.: in " Alphabet Figure Call. G. Lecocq, publisher, Amiens (Somme), s. d

Punch Clown Puppet, c. 1937. Creator: Florian Rokita
Punch Clown Puppet, c. 1937

Cigar Store Figure: Punch, c. 1939. Creator: Elmer R. Kottcamp
Cigar Store Figure: Punch, c. 1939

The Discovery of the Tomb of Punchinello, from the Scherzi, ca. 1743-50

Kasperltheater, 1910. Creator: Hans Kalmsteiner
Kasperltheater, 1910

Sheet 14 of figures for Chinese shadow puppets, 1859. Creator: Juan Llorens
Sheet 14 of figures for Chinese shadow puppets, 1859

Sheet 1 of figures for Chinese shadow puppets, ca. 1850-70. Creator: Juan Llorens
Sheet 1 of figures for Chinese shadow puppets, ca. 1850-70

Sheet 7 of figures for Chinese shadow puppets, 1859. Creator: Juan Llorens
Sheet 7 of figures for Chinese shadow puppets, 1859

Punchinello with the Ostriches, c. 1800 (pen & light brown ink (probably bistre
3700636 Punchinello with the Ostriches, c.1800 (pen & light brown ink (probably bistre) and brush wash over black chalk on laid paper) by Tiepolo

Punchinello as Tailors Assistant, c. 1800 (pen & ink on paper)
3700570 Punchinello as Tailors Assistant, c.1800 (pen & ink on paper) by Tiepolo, Giovanni Battista (Giambattista) (1696-1770); 35.3x47 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; Italian

Scaramouche with Mr Punch, 1828 (engraving)
5320760 Scaramouche with Mr Punch, 1828 (engraving) by Cruikshank, George (1792-1878); Private Collection; (add.info.: From the Tragical Comedy or Comical Tragedy of Punch)

Children and cat playing with Mr Punch puppet Date: circa 1850

Tom Thumb, advertising for Au Bon Marche department store, c
PER287365 Tom Thumb, advertising for Au Bon Marche department store, c.1900 (colour litho) by Minot, J. (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Punchinellos Kitchen (oil on canvas)
LCF223115 The Punchinellos Kitchen (oil on canvas) by Tiepolo, Giovanni Battista (Giambattista) (1696-1770); Trustees of Leeds Castle Foundation, Maidstone, Kent

The doctor with Mr Punch, 1828 (engraving)
5320761 The doctor with Mr Punch, 1828 (engraving) by Cruikshank, George (1792-1878); Private Collection; (add.info.: From the Tragical Comedy or Comical Tragedy of Punch)

Punchinellos Outside a Circus, c. 1800 (pen & ink on paper)
3700574 Punchinellos Outside a Circus, c.1800 (pen & ink on paper) by Tiepolo, Giovanni Battista (Giambattista) (1696-1770); 34.9x46.4 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; Italian

The Burial of Punchinello, c. 1800 (pen & ink on paper)
3700567 The Burial of Punchinello, c.1800 (pen & ink on paper) by Tiepolo, Giovanni Battista (Giambattista) (1696-1770); 35.3x47.3 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; Italian

Quadrille de Punch, 1850 (chromolitho)
1272233 Quadrille de Punch, 1850 (chromolitho) by Sharp, William (1803-75); 26.5x19.5 cm; Free Library of Philadelphia; (add.info.: " Published by Wm. H. Oakes and for sale by John Ashton & Co)

Punchinellos on Swings, making Music and doing Acrobatics in a Landscape (oil on canvas)
CH401857 Punchinellos on Swings, making Music and doing Acrobatics in a Landscape (oil on canvas) by Tiepolo, Giovanni Domenico (1727-1804) (circle of); height:99.1 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Judy urges Mr Punch to take the child, 1828 (engraving)
5320759 Judy urges Mr Punch to take the child, 1828 (engraving) by Cruikshank, George (1792-1878); Private Collection; (add.info)

None the Better for Too Much Nursing, engraved by George Wevill, 1870 (wood engraving)
1078621 None the Better for Too Much Nursing, engraved by George Wevill, 1870 (wood engraving) by Stephens, Henry Louis (1821-86) (after); Collection of the New-York Historical Society

Punchinellos Mother (?) Sick in Pregnancy, c. 1800 (pen & ink on paper)
3700575 Punchinellos Mother (?) Sick in Pregnancy, c.1800 (pen & ink on paper) by Tiepolo, Giovanni Battista (Giambattista) (1696-1770); 35.3x47 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Punchinellos Felling (or Planting) a Tree, c. 1800 (pen & ink on paper)
3700573 Punchinellos Felling (or Planting) a Tree, c.1800 (pen & ink on paper) by Tiepolo, Giovanni Battista (Giambattista) (1696-1770); 35.3x47.3 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Punchinello as a Dressmaker, c. 1800 (pen & ink on paper)
3700572 Punchinello as a Dressmaker, c.1800 (pen & ink on paper) by Tiepolo, Giovanni Battista (Giambattista) (1696-1770); 35.5x47 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; Italian

Pierrot, Columbine and Punchinello; Pierrot, Colombine et Polichinelle, (oil on canvas)
827002 Pierrot, Columbine and Punchinello; Pierrot, Colombine et Polichinelle, (oil on canvas) by Vollon, Alexis (1865-1945); 240x209.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Pierrot)

Polichinelle, 1873 (oil on canvas)
NUL445561 Polichinelle, 1873 (oil on canvas) by Manet, Edouard (1832-83); 50x35 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Polichinelle, or Pulcinella)

Polichinelle, depicted in the stage costume of 1685, 1860 (litho)
CHT418408 Polichinelle, depicted in the stage costume of 1685, 1860 (litho) by Sand, Maurice (1823-1889); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

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"Punchinello: A Colorful Character from Christmas Cards to Chinese Toys" Punchinello, a beloved figure in various forms of art and entertainment, has captured the imagination of people across different cultures and time periods. From his origins as Pulcinella in Italian commedia dell'arte to his appearances alongside Pierrot on vintage Christmas cards, Punchinello's charm knows no bounds. In one intriguing depiction, an eagle swoops down to carry off Punchinello, immortalized in chalk, pen & ink, and wash on paper. This artwork showcases the whimsical nature of this mischievous character who always finds himself caught up in unexpected adventures. Traveling back in time to the Qing Dynasty era, we find a Chinese toy seller enchanting young boys with Jianzi games featuring Punchinello-inspired figures. The enduring appeal of this playful puppet is evident even centuries later. Moving forward to the mid-late 19th century, artist Carl Spitzweg brings us Kasperltheater I - a delightful scene where Punchinello takes center stage once again. His antics entertain both children and adults alike as he continues to captivate audiences with his humorous escapades. Benjamin Robert Haydon's artwork "Punch or May Day" transports us further into history while showcasing another facet of Punchinello's versatility. Here we see him participating in May Day festivities surrounded by revelers celebrating springtime joy. Joseph Swain's painting "An Unexpected Cut" depicts yet another side of our beloved character. In this comical scene set in 1874 London streets, Punchinello finds himself tangled up with barbershop tools while trying to get a haircut - much to everyone's amusement. Fast-forwarding to 1922 Italy, Maccheroni Pianigiani poster features an energetic portrayal dancing among macaroni strands - a testament to his ability to bring laughter wherever he goes.