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There were at least two servants or zanni. One smart and one less smart. The less smart servant was usually an insolent liar, thief and/or drunkard. Much (perhaps most) of the humor came through the actions of the servants.

The

Costumes

of the

Italian Renaissance

Erin Lashley

Works Cited

  • Wild, Larry . "Renaissance Theatre: Italy." Northern. 25 Oct. 2011. 9 Sep. 2012. <http://www3.northern.edu/wild/th100/CHAPT13A.HTM>.
  • "Italian Renaissance CLOTHING & FASHION." The Borgias. 28 Jun. 2012. 8 Sep. 2012. <http://theborgias.wetpaint.com/page/Italian+Renaissance+CLOTHING+%26+FASHION>.
  • "Introduction." Theater Costumes. 2009. 7 Sep. 2012. <http://theatrecostumes.webs.com/medievalrenaissance.htm>.

Hair

Makeup

Veins in the face were extremely popular and seen as a beautiful treasure . At times, people would draw veins on their faces over heavy white powder made of egg fiber. Also, blush was commonly excessively used everyday.

Both men and women wore their hair in loose, long curls. The longer the hair was, the higher social class you belonged to. A women often shaved off the hair on top of their forehead to give themselves a higher hairline. Foreheads were often decorated with pearls and stones or they sometimes wore hair nets. They sometimes bleached their hair with saffron or onion skins. Men's hair fell to the bottom of their neck and was parted in the middle.

Different Styles

There were many different styles within the style of the Italian Renaissance. The four most commonly known ones are the Roman, Florentine, Venetian, and the Lombard styles.

Roman

The hair and shoulders were usually completely covered. The styles were usually made of long, flowing, layered rich fabric with luxurious silks to accent. The more layers you had, the more wealth and prestige

you had. Wide sleeves

were also very popular,

as were headdresses.

Florentine

Dresses were usually complex and decorative, indicating vast wealth of the person wearing it. Giornea (sleeveless outer-gown that drapes over her bodice) were also elaborate and luxurious. The Tuscan styles are thought to be more austere than other fashions such as those found in northern Italy, and did

not have headdresses.

Venetian

Venetian dresses had a stiff bodice with a pointed, V-shaped opening. The same pointed shape was repeated in the back, while the bodice usually was short in the sides. The opening in front revealed the white chemise, or sometimes also a decorated modesty panel. There is almost always ladder lacing in front, and the shoulder straps are set wide. There's usually nice shoulder details on the sleeves, and the skirts are high up in the waist, full, and sometimes with a train. The counter-reformation was never embraced in Venice as it was in other Italian city states, and the clothes reflect that.

The square, open neck lining typical for all of

Italy in the early 1500's lived much longer in

Venice than elsewhere, and bright colours

and rich fabrics was always in vogue.

Lombard

The bodice was an exquisite example of "large" brocade, probably made of cloth woven with gold silk thread. Belts were covered in large gems, and had several hundred large pearls in their caps that wraps their hair and braid. Ribbons and multi-colored designs were very stylish at the time, along with enormous stuffed rolls in the 1450s, which stayed popular for decades after.

Stock Characters

Stock characters were commonly used, and are actually still recognised today.

The Straights

The Straights

Il Capitano

Pantalone

The Servants

Il Dottore

A pair of young lovers. They were handsome, well-educated and witty. The dapper young man was usually opposed in his love affair by one of the masters (or perhaps his father). The young lady was sophisticated, noble and innocent.

The Masters

Il Capitano-- a pompous braggart and coward who boasted of his great prowess in love and battle, but was usually discredited in both.

Pantalone-- a greedy, lustful, meddling old man. Often a merchant.

Il Dottore-- often a friend of Pantalone. He was a professor (or physician) who spouted

inaccurate Latin. His standard dress

was the academic cap and gown.

The Servants

The Italian Renaissance started around 1400, and ended about the time of 1620. They would use no scripts, so everything was improvised.

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