The document discusses the Commedia dell'Arte, a troupe of actors in 1650s Italy who would perform comedies outdoors and were eventually invited to perform for royalty in their palaces. The characters they used, like Harlequin the acrobat lover of Colombine and Pierrot the dreamer/nostalgic clown, inspired Amy Polling's 2009 collection of paintings depicting scenes from the Commedia dell'Arte tradition.

1. quot;COMMEDIA DELL'ARTEquot;
COLLECTION OF PAINTINGS 2009
By Amy Polling
THE COMMEDIA DELL'ARTE, was a troup of actors in 1650,
who would travel around Italy, to perform commedies
outdoors. Due to their success, eventually, they even were
invited by quot;The Royalityquot;, to perform in their Palaces.
The characters they used, were often the same...and, were
the inspiration to the following collection of paintings...
Harlequin, was the Acrobat and the lover of Colombine.
Pierrot, was the Dreamer; the Nostalgic Clown...

2. quot;COMMEDIA DELL'ARTEquot;
By Amy Polling
(acrylic on canvas/160x100/2009)
Carnival in Venice, Italy...was a time for dressing up in costumes, dancing
and singing, and going to Masked Balls...

3. quot;PIERROT AVEC CELLOquot;
By Amy Polling
(acrylic on canvas/100x100/2009)

4. quot;Intermezzo~Arlequin et Perroquetquot;
By Amy Polling
(acrylic on canvas/100x100/2009)

5. quot;Pierrot Nostalgiquequot;
By Amy Polling
(acrylic on canvas/100x100/2009)