Niccolò (or Nicolò) Barbieri (Vercelli, 1586–1641)[1] was an Italian writer and actor of the commedia dell'arte theatrical genre. He was also known as Beltrame di Milano ("Beltrame of Milan") in reference to one of his most popular characters, Beltrame; this was the main character of one of Barbieri's best known plays, L'inavertito, which is known to have inspired Molière's L'Étourdi ou les Contretemps ("The Blunderer").[2][3] Besides popularizing Beltrame, Barbieri is also credited with creating another commedia dell'arte mask, Scapino.[2]
Beltrame, one of Barbieri's most popular characters
Barbieri was a successful author and actor, and one of those that toured Europe; he is known, for example, to have played at the royal court of France.[4]
Besides plays, he wrote essays on theatre; his prominent essay is La supplica. Discorso famigliare a quelli che trattano de' comici (1634), a passionate apology of theatre and actors,[1] which is also an important source of information on the commedia culture.[4]
As a commedia actor, Barbieri introduced the habit of acting while standing on a chair, which is supposedly the origin of the Italian word saltimbanco (which roughly translates to "s.o. who jumps on chairs") to refer to comic actors and jesters.[5]
Footnotesedit
^ ab"Letteratura italiana dalle origini fino a Pirandello e D'Annunzio - Nicolò Barbieri, La supplica. Discorso famigliare a quelli che trattano de' comici" (in Italian). from the original on 28 March 2009. Retrieved 7 September 2021. (in Italian)
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