Commedia dell'arte Characters
Four Characters from Commedia dell'arte, an improvised kind of popular comedy in Italian theatres in the 16th-18th centuries, based on stock characters. Actors adapted their comic dialogue and action according to a few basic plots (commonly love intrigues) and to topical issues
Picture No
12495802
Media ID
45762794
Size
5499px x 3464px
(3.1MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection
Source
Unattributed lithographic print, from an earlier painting (1/2)
Date
circa 18th century
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Centuries Comedic Commedia Dell Dellarte Dialogue Elaborate Improvisation Improvised Intricate Masque Masques Theatres
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