Entertainment
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Fitta Palchi — keeper of theatre boxes — Zompini — Arti #27
“Fitta Palchi” (keeper of theatre boxes) from “Arti che vanno per via” (1785) by Gaetano Zompini, translated by René Seindal.
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Clara — the star of the Carnival
Clara the Rhino was an unusual participant of the Carnival in Venice of 1751, but not the less popular for it.
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Fa ballar i Cani — street entertainer with dancing dogs — Zompini — Arti #54
“Fa ballar i Cani” (street entertainer with dancing dogs) from “Arti che vanno per via” (1785) by Gaetano Zompini, translated by René Seindal.
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Rinoceronte — Grevembroch 3–163
“Rinoceronte — Rhinoceros” from the Gli abiti de veneziani (1754) by Giovanni Grevembroch, translated by René Seindal.
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Mondo Novo — peep box operator — Zompini — Arti #55
“Mondo Novo” (peep box operator) from “Arti che vanno per via” (1785) by Gaetano Zompini, translated by René Seindal.