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The Doctor and Isabella
Made by: Capodimonte Manufactory (Italian (near Naples))
Modeled by: Giuseppe Gricci (Italian, about 1700–1770)
Modeled by: Giuseppe Gricci (Italian, about 1700–1770)
Italian (Capodimonte)
about 1750
Medium/Technique
Soft-paste porcelain with colored enamel and gilded decoration
Dimensions
Height: 14.6 cm (5 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Kiyi and Edward M. Pflueger Collection. Bequest of Edward M. Pflueger and Gift of Kiyi Powers Pflueger, William Francis Warden Fund, and John H. and Ernestine A. Payne Fund
Accession Number2002.121
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
DescriptionAn Italian Comedy group of the Doctor and Isabella, the girl in gilt-lined conical hat, producing a snake from her apron and menacing her companion, her coat edged with finely painted floral scrolls and her skirt with a trellis pattern in purple, green and gold; the Doctor seated on rockwork leaning back in fright, his left foot and arm raised, in wide hat, gilt ruff and with black edge to his white robes.
ProvenanceMarch 24, 1969, anonymous sale, Christie's, London, lot 167, sold to the Antique Porcelain Company, New York; March 27, 1969, sold by the Antique Porcelain Company to Edward M. Pflueger (b. 1905 - d. 1997) and Kiyi Powers Pflueger (b. 1915 - d. 2006), New York; 2002, bequest of Edward M. Pflueger and gift of Kiyi Powers Pflueger to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 26, 2002)