punchinello

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The work features Punchinello, the hook-nosed, humpbacked clowns who were some of the stock characters taken from the Commedia dell' Arte - an early form of professional theatre.

From BBC • Oct. 11, 2021

Last week at a sale in the Hotel Drouot, Paris, "Punchinello" brought $17,000.

From Time Magazine Archive

In Clowns, he flashes the frozen, mocking smile of the eternal Punchinello, the sad slapstick hero bested by a world beyond his control.

From Time Magazine Archive

Punchinello LaGuardia led with his chin again last week, this time got it punched by various assorted clergymen.

From Time Magazine Archive

In profile she resembles a cute Punchinello, her cheeks expressive, painted, and the nose carved for comic effect.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides