Carnival of Harlequin
Dublin Core
Title
Carnival of Harlequin
Subject
Symbols; Symbolism; Iconography
Description
The pictorial elements in Miró's art are composed to a great extent of pictographs & ideograms. Not only can a Miró picture be enjoyed but it can be read like hieroglyphics or Chinese characters. His pictures are written as much as they are painted....Miró's vocabulary consists of pictorial symbols, plastic metaphoros, not dream symbols....Dancing merry-making sprites inhabit the imaginative world of "Carnival of Harlequin." [ ILN .]
This canvas is composed of circles, spheres, cubes, cylinders, snake-like forms, flat planes, fantasy figures and numerous combinations of these. Painter, Joan Miro, Carnival of Harlequin.
This canvas is composed of circles, spheres, cubes, cylinders, snake-like forms, flat planes, fantasy figures and numerous combinations of these. Painter, Joan Miro, Carnival of Harlequin.
Creator
Miro, Joan
Source
Material: Canvas
Measurements: 66 x 93 cm
Measurements: 66 x 93 cm
Date
1924-25
Contributor
Ballester-Clemente, Irina
Rights
© 2014 Successió Miró / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
Format
Image/JPEG
Type
Still Image
Identifier
spain_miro_1924-25_2
Collection
Citation
Miro, Joan, “Carnival of Harlequin,” The Latin American Surrealist Digital Library, accessed May 17, 2025, https://lis5472.cci.fsu.edu/sp21/group4/items/show/43.