Commedia Dell Arte Masks Capitano

This mask reflects the severity of the stock character as well as celebrating his egoistic characteristics.

Commedia dell arte masks capitano.

The capitano penenaso commedia mask combines the energies of a pig and an eagle. Each mask design is paired with a specific character based on its appearance and tradition. One of the earliest of the commedia characters he was a descendant of the miles gloriosus the braggart soldier of ancient roman comedy. Il dottore is a comic personage originally from well fed and learned bologna.

To learn more about commedia dell arte see pierre louis duchartre the italian comedy dover pubs 1966. An unsympathetic character he was originally a parody of the french and spanish mercenaries who overran 16th century italy. Despised by the italians and ridiculed in the theatre of the marketplace il capitano became a popular stock character of the commedia dell arte. Below are some of the pieces from the arté masks workshop all designed and constructed by the hand of the artist majd murad.

This capitano commedia mask is one of the more architectural designs in the collection. The captain masks were originally flesh colored with a menacing nose to represent a bullying personality. Capitano is the braggert soldier always ready for a fight and prepared to run and retreat as soon as any real danger presents itself. Engraving by abraham bosse.

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. Click on a photo for more details. He was the prototype of a pretentious but cowardly military man. 89 00 capitano is the braggart soldier.

Il capitano il kapiˈtaːno italian for the captain is one of the four stock characters of commedia dell arte. 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. Masks were originally all made of leather but now more commonly made of neoprene. Representing spanish mercinary soldiers.

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. Leather masks commedia dell arte dellarte dell arte delarte del arte art. He is filled with bravado but the first to run at the slightest sign of danger.

Capitano stock character of the italian commedia dell arte.