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Il Saltimbanco  1879

by Antonio Mancini

Mancini had taken up the theme of the saltimbanco (a young circus or street performer) in earlier paintings, but he conceived this work on an unprecedented scale, probably in anticipation of exhibiting it at the prestigious Salon of the French Royal Academy in Paris. The model is Mancini's favorite, Luigiello. [url=http://www.philamuseum.org/collections/permanent/283509.ht...
Size: 
80 1/4 x 43 5/8 inches (203.8 x 110.8 cm)
Medium: 
Oil on canvas
Credit: 
Courtesy of the Philadelphia Museum of Art