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Stańczyk, the male figure depicted in the painting, was the court jester when Poland was at the height of its political, economic and cultural power during the era of the Renaissance in Poland, during the reign of King Sigismund I the Old (reigned 1506–1548).
Thomazina Muliercula (died 1603), also known as “Mrs Tamasin” and “Tomasin de Paris”, was an English jester. She was the Court dwarf and jester of queen Elizabeth I of England between 1577 and 1603. [1] Courtly dance, a painting at Penshurst Place traditionally associated with Thomazina. She was presumably from Paris.
Detail of a painting (c. 1570–80) of the King's Fountain, in Lisbon, showing a black Knight of the Order of Saint James, traditionally identified as João de Sá.. João de Sá (fl. 1524–1567), known as Panasco (a nickname that meant rudeness as revealed by clothes or manners), was a black African in the employ of King John III of Portugal, who was eventually elevated from court jester to ...
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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.
Arthur's court jester: Daniel von Blumenthal† Daniel von Blumenthal, 1220 A Knight of the Round Table found in an early German offshoot of Arthurian legend Dinadan† Prose Tristan, 1230s Prose Tristan, Le Morte D'Arthur: Son of Sir Brunor the Senior Dindrane (Italian: Agrestizia), (Welsh: Danbrann), Dindraine, Heliabel
Joan d'Acosta (Russian: Ян Лакоста, romanized: Yan Lakosta; c. 1665 – c. 1740) was a Jewish jester at the court of Tsar Peter I of Russia in the first half of the eighteenth century. Biography