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.

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. 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. He wears a mask over half of his face that highlights his bulbous nose. Leather masks commedia dell arte dellarte dell arte delarte del arte art.

Il dottore is a comic personage originally from well fed and learned bologna. 89 00 capitano is the braggart soldier. Each mask design is paired with a specific character based on its appearance and tradition. He was the prototype of a pretentious but cowardly military man.

This mask reflects the severity of the stock character as well as celebrating his egoistic characteristics. The captain uses bravado and excessive shows of manliness to hide his true cowardly nature. Below are some of the pieces from the arté masks workshop all designed and constructed by the hand of the artist majd murad. Click on a photo for more details.

The capitano penenaso commedia mask combines the energies of a pig and an eagle. Il capitano il kapiˈtaːno italian for the captain is one of the four stock characters of commedia dell arte. Engraving by abraham bosse. This capitano commedia mask is one of the more architectural designs in the collection.

To learn more about commedia dell arte see pierre louis duchartre the italian comedy dover pubs 1966. Capitano stock character of the italian commedia dell arte. Masks were originally all made of leather but now more commonly made of neoprene. 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. He is filled with bravado but the first to run at the slightest sign of danger. He most likely was never a captain but rather appropriated the name for himself. An unsympathetic character he was originally a parody of the french and spanish mercenaries who overran 16th century italy.

Representing spanish mercinary soldiers.