Street performer and Bohemian woman, 16th century

Saltimbanco or street performer with parrot and Bohemian (Romany or gypsy) woman with tambourine, 16th century. Text describes her as Florentine, in dress with blood tears and hand holding a torch. Taken from MS 44 fonds de la Valliere, Bibliotheque Imperiale. Saltimbanque et Bohemienne, France, XVIe siecle. Chromolithograph by Ferdinand Sere and Auguste Racinet from Charles Louandre's Les Arts Somptuaires, The Sumptuary Arts, Hangard-Mauge, Paris, 1858

16th Century Auguste Racinet Bibliotheque Imperiale Bohemian Charles Louandre Ferdinand Sere Florentine Gypsy Hangard-mauge Les Arts Somptuaires Parrot Romany Street Performer Tambourine Tears The Sumptuary Arts Xvie Siecle

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