Razullo Explained
Razullo is a zanni figure in commedia dell'arte theatre. A sketch by Jacques Callot shows him with Cucurucu.[1] [2]
Notes and References
- Naomi Ritter Art as Spectacle: Images of the Entertainer Since Romanticism - 1989 - Page ii "Jacques Callot, Razullo and Cucurucu, from Balli di Sfessania. Courtesy of the National ..."
- William J. Roberts France: A Reference Guide from the Renaissance to the Present 2004 "An artist with a wide repertoire, however, Callot has among his lighter subjects the figures Razullo et Cucurucu and Scaramuche et Fricasso. Callot's prints were especially admired in the 19th century by the romantics."