TAD - Day 8: Deerstuff's Coloured Dreams: "Harlequin” Earrings
Inspired by some photos from the Carnival of Venice,
“today’s thing” is a playful multicoloured pair of chandelier earrings,
made from yellow jade, pink Malaysian jade, Australian jade,
crazy lace agate, amethyst, moss agate, rainbow fluorite and jasper, “mixed” with silver-plated metallic beads.
The Venice Carnival is a wonderful yearly-event,
one of the most famous carnivals in the world.
The pictures I’ve mentioned before show
some inspirational “Harlequin costumes”.
“Harlequin” or “Arlecchino” is known as the king of the stage
of the comedy dell’arte.
“The Harlequin costume consists of a jacket and trousers made of
irregularly-shaped colored material, a white felt cap occasionally with rabbit or fox fur.
He always wears a belt with a wooden spatula hanging from it.
He wears a black half-mask with demonic features
(legend has it that the name Harlequin derives from a demon called Alichino
cited by Dante Alighieri in Inferno part of the "Divine Comedy".
He sometimes has a bristly moustache and eyebrows and a large nose.
A typical part of the Harlequin costume is the red lump on the head.”
(from: Portale di Venezia http://www.carnivalofvenice.com)
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