Pathelin, Cléopâtre, Arlequin. Drama in France during Renaissance.

Pathelin, a cunning and deceitful lawyer, Cleopatra, a historical and legendary figure from antiquity, and Harlequin, the most famous figure in the commedia delle maschere, perfectly illustrate this exhibition as they each embody a type of Renaissance drama: farce, tragedy and Italian comedy. Renaissance theatre manifests itself in dramatic forms as varied as they are spectacular. Far from turning the page on the traditions of the Middle Ages, the theatre is enriched by all the innovations of the Renaissance: humanist thought, cultural exchanges, architectural renewal, technical inventions, political conceptions and social transformations.
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