Commedia Dell Arte Masks Capitano

One of the earliest of the commedia characters he was a descendant of the miles gloriosus the braggart soldier of ancient roman comedy.

Commedia dell arte masks capitano.

The captain uses bravado and excessive shows of manliness to hide his true cowardly nature. 89 00 capitano is the braggart soldier. The capitano penenaso commedia mask combines the energies of a pig and an eagle. Newman has used the 17th century engravings of jaques callot to create a variety of takes on the shabby bombastic and cowardly capitano and created a few new.

An unsympathetic character he was originally a parody of the french and spanish mercenaries who overran 16th century italy. Masks were originally all made of leather but now more commonly made of neoprene. Capitano stock character of the italian commedia dell arte. He was the prototype of a pretentious but cowardly military man.

He most likely was never a captain but rather appropriated the name for himself. He is filled with bravado but the first to run at the slightest sign of danger. Commedia dell arte masks are one of the most integral aspects of each stock character. Capitano is the braggert soldier always ready for a fight and prepared to run and retreat as soon as any real danger presents itself.

Representing spanish mercinary soldiers. Il dottore is a comic personage originally from well fed and learned bologna. Leather masks commedia dell arte dellarte dell arte delarte del arte art. This specific capitano represents cocodrillo crocodile and comes from classically trained mask maker alan g.

He wears a mask over half of his face that highlights his bulbous nose. Il dottore in commedia dell arte is usually dressed in the traditional style of a medieval doctor with a huge black suit often with a ruff and a notary s beret or large doctor s cap. Below are some of the pieces from the arté masks workshop all designed and constructed by the hand of the artist majd murad. To learn more about commedia dell arte see pierre louis duchartre the italian comedy dover pubs 1966.

This mask reflects the severity of the stock character as well as celebrating his egoistic characteristics. The captain masks were originally flesh colored with a menacing nose to represent a bullying personality. Each mask design is paired with a specific character based on its appearance and tradition. This capitano commedia mask is one of the more architectural designs in the collection.

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