Commedia Dell Arte Masks Pantalone

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Commedia dell arte masks pantalone.

There are numerous interpretations about the origin of this name. He has a long nose on his mask and a long sword. Pantalone pantalone is a well known commedia dell arte character. With his exceptional greed and status at the top of the social order pantalone is money in the commedia world.

He was a later addition to the commedia dell arte characters. Pantalone is the metaphorical representation of money in the commedia world. Pantaloon dressed in a tight fitting red vest red breeches and stockings a pleated black cassock slippers and a soft brimless hat. Traditionally capitano wears a military uniform of the colours red and gold.

This specific pantalone comes from classically trained mask maker alan g. Pulchinello is stupid pretending to be crafty or intelligent pretending to be foolish depending on different troupes. The original name of this character was an old man named magnifico. Pantaloon italian pantalone stock character of the 16th century italian commedia dell arte a cunning and rapacious yet often deceived venetian merchant.

Pantalone also known as pantaloon and also refereed to as veechi meaning old menis a commedia dell arte stock character. Pantaloon is the constant and vital character in the plot of commedia dell arte. He spoke in plain yet musical venetian dialect. Pantalone pantaloon we see here the mask of pantaloon pantalone in the original italian name the venetian merchant rich greedy and naïve.

The leather masks are made from 5 to 6 oz 3mm to 4mm thick vegetable tanned cowhide. Family of commedia dell arte masks handmade leather il magnifico arlechinno gatto arlecchino classico zanni bagatino pantalone dottore capitano pul. The original name soon gave way to the more well known pantalone. His full name including family name is pantalon de bisognosi italian for pantalone of the needy.

To learn more about commedia dell arte see pierre louis duchartre the italian comedy dover pubs 1966. Wet formed on hand carved wooden matrices and shaped and refined with bone smoothing tools and horn mallets. While the social standing of merchants may have changed through many centuries the intent for pantalone was to ensure that he had the status that allowed him to meddle in the affairs of others. Pantalone is a money grubbing business man now old and retired and apt to fall absurdly in love with young women.