GILLOT, Claude (b. 1673, Langres, d. 1722, Paris) The Two Coaches c. 1710 Oil on canvas, 127 x 160 cm Mus?e du Louvre, Paris Gillot was a straightforward illustrator of the Commedia dell'arte, his work dependent on its subject-matter for humour, wit, or any amorous overtone. In the Two Coaches (Quarrel of the Cabmen), the incident depicted is far livelier than the paint by which it is depicted; the scene is enacted virtually as it must have been on the stage - to the point where one may wonder whether the picture's original function could have been that of a signboard or comparable advertise
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GILLOT, Claude (b. 1673, Langres, d. 1722, Paris) The Two Coaches c. 1710 Oil on canvas, 127 x 160 cm Mus?e du Louvre, Paris Gillot was a straightforward illustrator of the Commedia dell'arte, his work dependent on its subject-matter for humour, wit, or any amorous overtone. In the Two Coaches (Quarrel of the Cabmen), the incident depicted is far livelier than the paint by which it is depicted; the scene is enacted virtually as it must have been on the stage - to the point where one may wonder whether the picture's original function could have been that of a signboard or comparable advertise