Arlequin

Arlequin Harlequin as a name is found as early as 1324 in France. From Old French hellequin, a name for a devil (also the name of a 16th century actor), Old French mesnie Herlequin is part of the army of the dead, damned souls who torment the living. »Arlequin« became one of the comedic servants, a stock figure in the commedia dell'arte plays, wearing a costume made of triangular pieces in all colors; a black mask; a cap, which does not cover his entirely shaved head, adorned with a rabbit's…