A Circus Boy
Artist: Antonio Mancini (Italian, 1852–1930)
Original Dimensions: 59 5/8" x 28 1/2"
Location: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
About Artwork: (1872) "This young entertainer, holding juggling rings and wearing a tattered costume, is the first of several depictions of acrobatic performers that Mancini made in the 1870s. The artist was probably inspired by the Cirque Guillaume, a French troupe that toured his hometown of Naples. Not long after Mancini created this work, he travelled to Paris, eager to make a name for himself in the capital of the art world. This painting, presented to The Met in 1892, was the first by the artist to enter a museum." - (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)

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