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Harlequin

Artwork: #677 of 931 by Bob Orsillo

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Storybrooke, ME - United States

Thank you Allen, Sandy, Tautvydas, and Lourry for your comments! :))

Warwick, RI - United States

Wonderful and intriguing piece! f/v

Vilnius, LT - Lithuania

Masterful artwork ! :) Glad to see ! ~ Tautvydas :)

Warwick, RI - United States

Exotic, imaginative and totally awesome!

Langhorne, PA - United States

I love this image........great discription of the meaning of the title......this is very cool stuff ...........allen

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Title:

Harlequin

Artist:

Bob Orsillo

Medium:

Mixed Media - Illustration

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Portrait of the Harlequin one eye blue one eye green, Illustration by Bob Orsillo

The name of Harlequin derives from Old French Hellequin, leader of la maisnie Hellequin, thought to be related to the Old English Herla, a character often identified with Woden.

Italian Arlecchino by folk etymology was associated with Latin Herculinus, "little Hercules".[citation needed]

Although illustrations of Arlecchino have only been dated as far back as 1572, the character had existed before this date. The origins of the name are uncertain: some say it comes from Dante's Inferno, XXI, XXII and XXIII; one of the devils in Hell having the name Alichino.

Popular theories suggest that he may have come from France, Africa, or Italy.

The notion that the Harlequin motif grew out of France is evidenced by Hellequin, a stock character in French passion plays. Hellequin, a black-faced emissary of the devil, is said to have roamed the countryside with a group of demons chasing the damned souls of evil people to Hell. The physical appearance of Hellequin offers an explanation for the traditional colours of Harlequin's mask (red and black).

The Harlequin character may have been based on or influenced by the Zanni archetype who, although a slow thinker, was acrobatic and nimble. Interpreted thus, Harlequin's distinctive motley costume may be a stylized variant of Zanni's plain white garb, designed to reflect the ad-hoc patching necessary to prevent the garment's degradation.

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December 3rd, 2010

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