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
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
Pulcinella (ballet)
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Pulcinella is a 21-section ballet by Igor Stravinsky with arias for soprano, tenor and bass vocal soloists, and two sung trios. It is based on the 18th-century play Quatre Polichinelles semblables, or
Pulcinella
…this character. Stravinsky's ballets were entitled Petrushka (1911), based on Russian 19th-century puppetry traditions celebrated at Shrovetide, and Pulcinella (1920), based on 18th-century Italian music (thought to be by Pergolesi) associated with a commedia dell'arte version. Commedia dell'arte…
Picasso’s costume design for Pulcinella (1920)