Il Capitano
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Il Capitano is one of the four stock characters of commedia dell'arte. He most probably was never a "Captain", but rather appropriated the name for himself.
Il Capitano uses bravado and excessive shows of manliness to hide his true cowardly nature. Engraving by Abraham Bosse.
II Capitano mask being made at the University of Mississippi
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Columbine (stock character)
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Columbine is a stock character in the commedia dell'arte. She is Harlequin's mistress, a comic servant playing the tricky slave type, and love interest of Pierrot. Rudlin and Crick use the Italian spe
Il Capitano
…he often steps down out of fear, but is able to make up an excuse that ensures the other characters still see him as a brave and fierce individual. Columbine sometimes uses him to make Harlequin (Arlecchino) jealous, much to il Capitano's bewilderment and fright. The origin of il Capitano comes from 2 literary…
1862 depiction of a Columbine set in 1683
Harlequin dancing with Columbine
Pierrot, Columbine, and Harlequin (painting by Pierre-Antoine Quillard, c. 1733)
The cover of the newspaper Röpke Lapok by Richard Geiger featuring Pierrot and Columbine