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The Woman with a Tambourine

The Woman with a Tambourine

1790s
(Italian, 1727–1804)
Sheet: 35.4 x 47.3 cm (13 15/16 x 18 5/8 in.); Image: 29.7 x 41.7 cm (11 11/16 x 16 7/16 in.)
Location: not on view

Description

Observed by Punchinello and friends, a centaur is subdued by a maiden’s musical charms. Rendered touchingly vulnerable, the creature lies with its head on the girl’s lap. One of the simplest instruments, the tambourine was typically played by itinerant musicians—nymphs, vagabonds, seducers—and was traditionally considered the quintessential attribute of the outsider, an aspect reinforced in the 20th century by Bob Dylan’s "Mr. Tambourine Man."
  • Lutes, Lovers, and Lyres: Musical Imagery in the Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 14-June 11, 1989).
    CMA, Lutes, Lovers, and Lyres: Musical Imagery in the Collection (Feb. 14-Apr. 12, 1989).
    Venice as City and Theater. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 27-April 21, 1985).
    CMA, Venice As City and Theater (Feb. 27-Apr. 21, 1985).
    The Tiepolos and Their World. The Cleveland Museum of Art (October 6-November 22, 1981).
    CMA, The Tiepolos and Their World (Oct. 6-Nov. 22, 1981).
    Domenico Tiepolo's Punchinello Drawings. Indiana University Art Museum, Bloomington, IN (organizer) (September 2-October 6, 1979); Stanford University Museum of Art, Stanford, CA (November 13-December 30, 1979); Frick Collection, New York, NY (January 22-March 30, 1980).
    Bloomington, Indiana University Art Museum, Works of Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo (1979), no. 39, illus.
    CMA, "Drawings from the Collection" (Dec. 1, 1970-Jan. 31, 1971; Mar. 16, 1971- (Gallery F remained open)).
    Italian Prints and Drawings. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 30-February 25, 1968).
    CMA, Italian Prints and Drawings (Jan. 30-Mar. 26, 1968).
    Masks and Masquerades. New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans, LA (organizer) (February 4-March 31, 1961).
    New Orleans, Isaac Delgado Museum of Art, Masks and Masquerades (Feb. 4-Mar. 31, 1961), no. 213, illus. p. 3.
  • {{cite web|title=The Woman with a Tambourine|url=false|author=Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo|year=1790s|access-date=28 March 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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