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Best known for his futurist works, Severini painted this little mandolin-playing figure as part of a widespread revival of classical aesthetics following the upheavals of World War I. Severini strove for an "aesthetic of compass and number." He organized his composition according to the golden ratio, imitating the monuments of classical Antiquity and the Italian Renaissance. The figure is 'pulcinella'—-a stock character from the traditional commedia dell'arte theater.
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Pierre-Auguste Renoir — The Spanish Guitarist
W. Duke, Sons & Co. — Actress playing guitar, from the Trans
Pablo Picasso — Man with Guitar
Edouard Manet — The Spanish Singer
Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company — Saltarello, from National 
Paul Cézanne — Mardi Gras
Joseph Swain (British, 1820–1909) — A Troubadour
Pierre-Auguste Renoir — Woman Playing a Guitar
Édouard Manet (French, 1832–1883) — Le Guitarrero
Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company — Saltarello, from National 
José Guadalupe Posada — A man playing a guitar serenading a 
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