Beolco (c. 1496 – March 17, 1542), better known by the nickname Ruzzante or Ruzante, was a Venetian (Paduan) actor and playwright. He is famous for his rustic...

Padua, comes from a play by Ruzante (Angelo Beolco), titled Parlamento de Ruzante che iera vegnù de campo ("Dialogue of Ruzante who came from the battlefield"...

L'Anconitana is a comedy by playwright Angelo Beolco also known as Ruzante. It is in many ways considered a prelude to the comedy art. The dating is uncertain...

directed by Vittorio De Sisti. The film, loosely based on several works by Ruzante, is an example of the Decamerotici genre popular in the early 1970s. Set...

assicurata cercasi (1972) as Giuseppe Zaccherin Fiorina la vacca (1972) as Ruzante The Assassination of Matteotti (1973) as Filippo Turati The Sensual Man...

splendour in the sixteenth century with the success of artists such as Ruzante, reached its zenith in the eighteenth century, thanks to its greatest exponent...

playwrights followed the old Italian theatre tradition of commedia dell'arte. Ruzante (1502–1542), Carlo Goldoni (1707–1793), and Carlo Gozzi (1720–1806) used...

15th century) was an Italian comedian. He was a friend and companion of Ruzante and played in his comedies but popularly known as Menato. Writings on the...

playwrights Carlo Goldoni (1707–1793) and Carlo Gozzi (1720–1806), while Ruzante (1502–1542) is best known for his rustic comedies "cast in mainland peasant...

and senator of the Venetian Republic. Born in Venice, Baffo was, like Ruzante, Carlo Goldoni and Berto Barbarani, a major writer in the Venetian language...