Commedia dell'arte
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Commedia dell'arte was an early form of professional theatre, originating from Italian theatre, that was popular throughout Europe between the 16th and 18th centuries. It was formerly called Italian c
Eduardo De Filippo as Pulcinella, a character from the commedia dell'arte
Commedia dell'arte troupe I Gelosi performing, by Hieronymus Francken I, c. 1590
Claude Gillot (1673–1722), Four Commedia dell'Arte Figures: Three Gentlemen and Pierrot, c. 1715
Pulcinella, drawn by Maurice Sand
Scaramouche
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Scaramouche or Scaramouch is a stock clown character of the 16th-century commedia dell'arte. The role combined characteristics of the Zanni and il Capitano, with some assortment of villainous traits.
Commedia dell'arte
…Innamorati: young upper class lovers; who would have names such as Flavio and Isabella Il Capitano: self-styled captains, braggarts (Scaramuccia); can also be la Signora if a female Masked characters are often referred to as "masks" (Italian: maschere), which, according to John Rudlin, cannot…
Portrait of Tiberio Fiorilli as Scaramouche by Pietro Paolini
J. S. Grimaldi as Scaramouche, c. 1815
Scaramuccia in 1860
Anthony Scaramucci in 2016