SCARAMUCCIA
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SCARAMUCCIA FACCIA BUFFA
SEMPRE PRONTO A FAR BARUFFA
MA AL POSTO DELLA SPADA
LUI BRANDISCE UNA CHITARRA.
Similarly christened after a character from the commedia and also known for covering only the upper half of the face, the Scaramuccia was a black velvet mask distinctive for the thin, pointed and disproportionately extended nose that served to emphasize the character’s typically vainglorious yet cowardly personality. A roguish adventurer and swordsman who replaced Il Capitano in later troupes, he usually serves a master who is not of a high social scale.
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