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Harlequin
A famous figures in the commedia dell'arte.
Associated eponyms:
Harlequin's phenomenon
A harmless phenomenon characterized by a transient pink to light reddish discoloration that occurs in a symmetric one-half of an infant’s body shortly after birth.
Harlequin's syndrome
An autosomal recessive form of ichtyosis that is incompatible with extrauterine life.
Biography:
Harlequin, Harlekin (Norwegian), Arlecchino (Italian), Crispin (French), Hanswurst (German) – is one of the most famous figures in the commedia dell'arte. He was originally a comic servant from lower Bergamo, but during the seventeenth century he becomes one commedia dell'arte's most popular and enterprising figures. He changes somewhat over the centuries, becoming more of the faithful servant in the realistic comedies of the eighteenth century, while also becoming more amorous.
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