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Goldoni Carlo
(1707–1793)

Italian dramatist. He was enamored of comedy from childhood, having sketched his first comic drama at eight. He took a degree in law at Padua but thereafter devoted himself to the theater. He created a new Italian character comedy, considered artistically superior to the old commedia dell’arte. This he achieved by building on the old comedy of masks, but amplifying written parts; by judicious imitation of Molière and adaptation of classical themes; and by applying his own excellent comedic sense. Goldoni wrote more than 260 dramatic works of all sorts, including opera. Among the most notable of his 150 comedies are La locandiera (1753, tr. The Mistress of the Inn, 1856), Il ventaglio (1763, tr. The Fan, 1911), Il burbero benefico (1771, tr. The Beneficent Bear, 1849), and La buona figliuola (1756, tr. The Accomplished Maid, 1767), which was set to music by Niccolò Piccinni. Toward the end of his life he was supported in France by a royal pension that was cut off by the Revolution. He died in poverty.

Bulgaria, 1958, Carlo Goldoni

Italy, 1977, Carlo Goldoni

Italy, 1993, Actors

Italy, 1993, Arleccino and portrait of Goldoni

Monaco, 2007, Carlo Goldoni

Monaco, 2009, Stamp with Goldoni

Rumania, 1958, Carlo Goldoni

San-Marino, 1993, Carlo Goldoni

San-Marino, 2007, Harlequin

USSR, 1958, Carlo Goldoni

Vatican, 2007, Goldoni, actors and Venice

Vatican, 2007, Goldoni, actors and Paris

Vatican, 2007, Carlo Goldoni

Italy, 1993.02.06, Venice. Goldoni

Vatican, 2007.06.12, Vatican. Carlo Goldoni