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arlecchinoprice: $ 75 catalog # CDA4 - CAR |
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If ever there was a character that epitomized the
Commedia Dell'Arte in the minds of the populace, it would be Arlecchino.
Always hungry, always poor, always a servant, but never a |
This Arlecchino mask is created in neoprene, a non-toxic, semi-rigid latex. The sculpture is based on a matrix (left) for a mask, probably seventeenth century.
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victim, Arlecchino always has some off-the-wall plan to solve his problems.
He lives entirely in the NOW, never worried about the future for more than a
heartbeat. With his agile body and dim-witted brain, he has captured
the hearts of audiences for centuries.