Commedia Dell Arte Masks Capitano

To learn more about commedia dell arte see pierre louis duchartre the italian comedy dover pubs 1966.
Commedia dell arte masks capitano. He wears a mask over half of his face that highlights his bulbous nose. 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. Representing spanish mercinary soldiers.
Leather masks commedia dell arte dellarte dell arte delarte del arte art. He most likely was never a captain but rather appropriated the name for himself. Engraving by abraham bosse. 89 00 capitano is the braggart soldier.
Masks were originally all made of leather but now more commonly made of neoprene. He was the prototype of a pretentious but cowardly military man. Below are some of the pieces from the arté masks workshop all designed and constructed by the hand of the artist majd murad. This specific capitano represents cocodrillo crocodile and comes from classically trained mask maker alan g.
The captain masks were originally flesh colored with a menacing nose to represent a bullying personality. Capitano stock character of the italian commedia dell arte. The captain uses bravado and excessive shows of manliness to hide his true cowardly nature. Il capitano il kapiˈtaːno italian for the captain is one of the four stock characters of commedia dell arte.
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. The capitano penenaso commedia mask combines the energies of a pig and an eagle.
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. Click on a photo for more details. This mask reflects the severity of the stock character as well as celebrating his egoistic characteristics. 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.
Il dottore is a comic personage originally from well fed and learned bologna.