Gilles
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The Gilles are the oldest and principal participants in the Carnival of Binche in Belgium. They go out on Shrove Tuesday from 4 a.m. until late hours and dance to traditional songs. Other cities, such
The Gilles, clad in their costumes and wax masks, wielding sticks used to ward off spirits
The Gilles wearing their hat with ostrich feathers on Shrove Tuesday
The Gilles, clad in their costumes and plumed hats
Pulcinella
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Pulcinella is a classical character that originated in commedia dell'arte of the 17th century and became a stock character in Neapolitan puppetry. Pulcinella's versatility in status and attitude have
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…derived from 17th-century commedia dell'arte, to which local colour has been added such as wearing clogs. The portrayal is suggestive of the character Pulcinella, which may have given rise to the name Gille, although confusingly within commedia dell'arte Gilles may also overlap with the character Pierrot. Around…
Pulcinella in a 19th-century Italian print
Capodimonte porcelain jar with three figures of Pulcinella. Naples, Italy, 1745–1750.
Polichinelle, c. 1680 by French artist Nicolas Bonnart. The first of a set of five etching entitled Five Characters from the Commedia dell'Arte. Etching with hand coloring on laid paper.
Book illustration of Pulcinella in 1700 (1860) by Maurice Sand, found in Masques et bouffons: comédie italienne