#commedia dell'arte characters

[sarielsnowings]

Clownsona who? 🃏🎪✨

Also here are some extra concept doodles.

I think they’re cute.

You’re welcome:

#someone mentioned they’d make a good protagonist for a show and now I just want to make fake screenshots of them in different situations #sarielsnowingsart #sariel snowings ocs #clown #clownsona #clown core #mime #Pierrot #harlequin #arlecchino #commedia dell'arte #clown OC #payaso #concept art #character concept art #illustration #queer artist #non binary #butterfly #cute #pastel

[siredcrab]

My pierrot and arlecchino

#ocs #original characters #siredcrab ocs #commedia dell'arte

[the-greatest-magic-of-all]

#fantasy high #fabian aramais seacaster #fabian seacaster #dimension 20 #this is from the wikipedia article about the harlequin character from commedia dell'arte #but it just fit so well #tell me im wrong

[fashioninpaper]

#characters #blocks #commedia dell'arte

[sometimes-love-is-enough]

[image description: six colorful masks in the style of Commedia Dell’arte. The first is red with golden swirls, a red ribbon and spikes reminiscent of a crown, and is labelled ‘IL PRINCIPE’. The second is light blue with a rainbow string, upquirked eyes, and a single tear running down the side of the face, labelled ‘PADRE’. The third, blue and blocky with simple geometric designs, labelled ‘INSEGNANTE’. The fourth, black with a spiked birdlike nose, shading beneath the eye holes, and patchwork violet details, labelled ‘INQUIETO’. The fifth is a yellow halfmask with snakelike decals and a crack that runs across the bottom, lavelled ‘IL SERPENTE’. The final mask is green and grotesque, with a large nose, huge eyes, and a moustache, and spiky wires emerging from the top - labelled ‘IL DUCA’. End image description]

A continuation of the thoughts from my post about AU fanfiction as modern Commedia Dell'arte - here's the sides as vaguely Commedia-esque masks. Presenting: the archetypal cast of Commedia dell'lati!

IL PRINCIPE, the prince, a more thoughtful descendant of the swaggering Il Capitano archetype. He's often seen with his distinctive red sash, and occasionally a bladed weapon. Il Principe is prideful, sometimes to a fault, and deeply romantic.

PADRE, the father, representing family values and an apparent moral compass. Often played as somewhat naive or foolish - sometimes portrayed at hiding something more devious beneath that, depending on the show and situation. He's recognizable by his fondness for wordplay, and his cheerful attitude.

INSEGNANTE, the teacher, the unlistened-to voice of reason, the provider of exposition. His misunderstandings of common metaphorical phrases are frequently the source of comic relief. It's a common plot point for him to be pushed to his limit and snap, revealing genuine emotion behind his mask of impenetrable reason.

INQUIETO, the restless one - the devil's advocate, quick to voice the negatives of a situation and recommend doing something, anything else. Often takes the role of 'jerk with a heart of gold' - frequently is the recipient of misfortune. A key part of his character is his sharp wit and sarcasm against every other member of the cast.

IL SERPENTE, the snake, is cunning and deceptive by nature. He will often emerge onto the stage in the guise of another character, having stolen their mask offstage. The inevitable reveal where he produces his true mask and slots it onto his face is always met with delighted applause. Il Serpente was originally often depicted as the villain of many productions and still sometimes is, although many recent shows have taken to treating him in a much more sympathetic light.

Finally, IL DUCO, the duke - the brother and mirrored counterpart of Il Principe. Some shows choose to tone down his original conception as a graphic and grotesque provider of foul language in order to make him easier to portray, or easier to sympathize with. Other shows turn up the crassness all the way, and make him downright villainous in nature. Il Duco is, chronologically, the most recent addition to the archetypes, but has quickly found his way into being a beloved and fascinating part of many performances.

One of the things separating the more modern Commedia dell'lati from its predecessor, Commedia dell'arte, is its willingness to play with character dynamics. The plots and settings are never certain from one show to the next, and neither are the relationships between the characters. Il Serpente and Inquieto could be in a committed relationship on one stage, and at each other's throats fighting to the death on another - although, it should be noted, the two are never mutually exclusive. Sometimes the morality of characters are black-and-white, sometimes it's all in strokes of grey, but it's all in the name of exploring new aspects of these beloved familiar archetypes.

Everything's fluid when it comes to Commedia dell'lati - but always recognizable, however distant.

#my art #long post #sanders sides #commedia dell'arte #i'm just... VERY delighted by how commedia group dynamics mirror side group dynamics #also apologies if i got any italian stuff wrong! i double-checked as best i could but internet translations ain't perfect #i would have done the other common fanon characters (like Remy and Picani and the rest) but i couldn't think of good enough mask designs #....and of course Character!Thomas isn't common enough in AUs to get a mask of his own #if he ever shows up on stage he's recognizable by the lack of mask or a flower tucked behind the ear

[virtual-minotaur]

the cutes

#angel.png #2023 #commedia dell'arte #my ocs #pedrolino #arlecchino #il dottore #pantalone #columbina #isabella #léolio #changed their names from their initial sketches a bit.. ^ #and pedrolino's outfit will change because she also changed archetype/character #graahhh this is a basis for a bigger. thing. horror. but i only have the ........ mascot part figured out :) #in order of tags its rabbit fox raven otterhound/dog mourning dove magpie aaand wolf #dyke drama will unfold. ..

[clouvu]

Damslette and The Knave

#genshin impact #arlebina #Arlecchino #columbina #The way They Immediately Got That Gorilla-Grip Chokehold on me the same way Eisr did when they were first revealed #a la Kazuha backstory cinematic #only difference is that its gonna be literal YEARS until either of these two mfs become playable #punching the air rn #only thing keeping me going is that unlike eisr the chances of these two STAYING a popular pairing is pretty high via subtext #Arlecchino? Columbina? Often known as Lovers in the commedia dell'arte #then again preshipping characters based on their first appearance always done me dirty #eisr? also lowkey eufei? Preshipped them and look how they ended up LMAOOO #In the next 10 years we actually see content of them and they end up falling off and being paired with different characters? #and become a rarepair??? you WILL see me in national news

[greencheekconure27]

#yeah i know Pierrot is a french addition but everyone knows him so 🤷‍♀️ #commedia dell'arte #theatre #poll #masks #Arlecchino #colombina #harlequin #pierrot #il capitano #pantalone #il Dottore #tartaglia #brighella #innamorati #stock characters #commedi dell'arte characters #polls

[exxsanguine]

Arlecchino !

#arlecchino #harlequin #commedia dell'arte #traditional harlequin #jester #original character #oc art

[tromroan]

Commissioned to design some costumes for a friend of mine's Commedia dell'arte inspired chamber opera!

#medieval costumes #costume design #character design #commedia dell'arte #jester #Tromroan #my art

[paperbag34]

bored, thinking about Il Capitano

You know what I think would be really completely 100% unlikely, but also hilarious?

When we go to Natlan, they give Capitano some kind of weird double-reputation that makes it completely possible that he's an absolute badass, while also giving enough details that he could be a OPM King-type.

Then, we spend some part of the Natlan quest disassembling some complicated Fatui scheme that seems necessary for Capitano to get the Pyro Gnosis,

And then the climax of the quest is when we reveal to Capitano that we disassembled his scheme, and then he just reveals that it was all a massive distraction so we wouldn't interfere with his actual plan,

which was always to just straight up beat the shit out of the Pyro Archon with his own two hands, which he proceeds to do.

#just a crack theory don't take this seriously lmao #genshin impact #genshin #il capitano #il capitano genshin #mihoyo #hoyoverse #natlan genshin #god I'm going to be so disappointed if they actually make him a King-type character #since his name from commedia dell'arte is like that #thankfully his appearances so far seem to not make him out to be like that

[theshitpostcalligrapher]

look its 3 am and i’ve got at least 8 tabs of commedia dell’arte open on a late night wikipedia trawl 

but I think the next modernized iteration of these archetypes, Il Dottore and Pantalone need to be messily yet amicably divorced 

#b4 u ask yes i do have ADHD #i should probably sleep #i know i've gone too far if i start hunting down bits of media that don't have subtitles #commedia dell'arte #but I need to find footage of some plays because i think I get the vibe of certain characters but i can't be sure

[siredcrab]

My opera actors ocs

#myart #doodle #character design #original character #character illustration #character concept #ocs #my ocs #artist on tumblr #commedia dell'arte

[swordswaltz]

i saw the onion meme and decided we needed to hash this out for real. bribery, propaganda, and threats allowed.

#commedia dell'arte #i dont care if genshin impact fans vote on this poll but you have to vote based on the stock character not your superpowered pretty boy

[poligraf]

« Pulcinella » by Aleksandra Ekster / Alexandra Exter

#art #artwork #paintings #painting #gouache #paper #gouache on paper #pulcinella #aleksandra ekster #alexandra exter #commedia dell'arte #city #cityscape #people #characters #landscape #landscapes #landscape art #masked figures #buildings #street #streets #skies #sky #clouds #blues #beiges #yellows #reds #colourful

[finisnihil]

I love the Commedia Dell’arte so so much and whenever I explain it people expect me to use the Fatui Harbingers from Genshin to do so and then take psychic damage when I instead say “Have you ever watched the 1987 animated show Hello Kitty’s Furry Tale Theater? It’s basically the Commedia Dell’arte with Sanrio characters.”

#commedia dell'arte #I FUCKING LOVE THE COMMEDIA DELL’ARTE #Don’t get me wrong the Fatui Harbingers are interesting and fun to analyze #Dottore is literally one of my favorite characters #BUT IF YOU WANT THE REAL COMMEDIA DELL’ARTE EXPERIENCE- #Fatui harbingers #genshin impact #Hello Kitty