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It has been described by the Warsaw National Museum as one of the most recognizable paintings in its collection, and is a flagship painting for the "Collection of Polish paintings prior to 1914". Its primary component is the contrast between the solemn jester (the titular Stańczyk) and the lively ball going on in the background. The painting ...
In the play, Stańczyk accuses the Journalist, who calls the jester a "great man", of inactivity and passive acceptance of the nation's fate. At the end of their conversation, Stańczyk gives the Journalist his "caduceus" (the jester's marotte) and tells him to "stir the nation" but not to "tarnish the sacred things, for sacred they must remain ...
A jester, also known as joker, court jester, or fool, was a member of the household of a nobleman or a monarch employed to entertain guests during royal court.Jesters were also traveling performers who entertained common folk at fairs and town markets, and the discipline continues into the modern day, where jesters perform at historical-themed events.
Archibald "Archy" Armstrong (died March 1672) was a native of Cumberland, and according to tradition first distinguished himself as a sheep thief; afterwards he entered the service of James VI and I as a court jester, with whom he became a favourite.
Hauser, 49, who plays Rip Wheeler on the hit Paramount series, tells PEOPLE while catching up for his new collection with Lucky Brand, that he will "miss" the "unbelievable cast" of the show now ...
The Funny Man, a demonic jester from the British comedy horror film, Funny Man, with a varied and imaginative repertoire of homicidal techniques and an irreverent sense of humour. Jester, Court jester of King Cradock in the TV series Jane and the Dragon. Jester, the Harlequin puppet in the Puppet Master films; Kyoami, in Akira Kurosawa's film Ran