Yellow and Aqua colored glass are used in this teardrop version of the Harlequin’s diamond pattern costume.

Harlequin imagery has been used in opera, theater, cinema, literature, art and music for centuries.

Today Harlequins are common at New Orleans Mardi Gras celebrations as well as in modern pop culture:

The Jokers sidekick in DC Comics Batman is Harley Quinn who wears a clown costume.

Director Tim Burton created a Demon with Harlequin patterned skin in his feature film The Nightmare Before Christmas.

Some of the best known examples of Harlequins timeless oil paintings of the character.

Examples include the works of Picasso, Cezanne and Degas.

The combined works of these artists represent some of the most highly regarded and influential art interpretations of the 20th Century.