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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. Commedia dell'arte [a] was an early form of professional theatre, originating from Italian theatre, that was popular throughout Europe between the 16th and 18th centuries.
Two standard servants opposite a well-dressed, unmasked woman, La Dona Lucretia, who represents innamorata [1]. Innamorati (Italian: [ʎ innamoˈraːti]; lit. ' lovers ') [2] were stock characters within the theatre style known as commedia dell'arte, who appeared in 16th-century Italy.
Pulcinella in a 19th-century Italian print Capodimonte porcelain jar with three figures of Pulcinella. Naples, Italy, 1745–1750.. Pulcinella (Italian: [pultʃiˈnɛlla]; Neapolitan: Pulecenella) is a classical character that originated in commedia dell'arte of the 17th century and became a stock character in Neapolitan puppetry.
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The Gelosi are first recorded as performing in Milan in 1568. Their organization functioned without a head of directors, similarly, commedia dell'arte, the form of theatre that the troupe performed operates without a script or predetermined directions. [4] Many of the original members of the troupe were also associated with the troupe of Zan ...
Commedia dell'arte began in the 16th century. [1] When it began, it was performed outside in piazzas, [2] theatres, [3] [4] [5] and public meeting halls and courts. [6] [7] There were several indoor stages to choose from. With the rise in popularity of commedia also came the expansion of theatre technology. [8]
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1862 depiction of a Columbine set in 1683 [1]. Columbine (Italian: Colombina; French: Colombine; [2] lit. ' little dove ') is a stock character in the commedia dell'arte. [3] She is Harlequin's mistress, [3] a comic servant playing the tricky slave type, and wife of Pierrot.