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Mock sceptre used by jesters For other uses, see Marotte (disambiguation).
Fool's scepter, Germany or France, 1565-1600 in Germanisches National Museum - Nuremberg, Germany

A marotte is a prop stick or sceptre with a carved head on it. Jesters usually used a marotte. The word is borrowed from the French, where it signifies either a fool's (literal) "bauble" or a fad.

Typically carried by a jester or Arlecchino, the miniature head often reflects the costume of the jester who carries it. Modern marottes typically have music boxes or other machinery built into the head. Older marottes may utilize swivel heads with bells.

In popular culture

In Verdi's opera Rigoletto, the singer of the title role, a jester, carries a marotte, which often has on it the faces of comedy and tragedy.

In the children's TV series Rentaghost, the ghostly jester Timothy Claypole has a marotte referred to as "Tiny Timothy".

Gallery

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  • Hölle-Leue - Freiburg-Rieselfeld Hölle-Leue - Freiburg-Rieselfeld
  • Burgnarren - Freiburg-Zähringen Burgnarren - Freiburg-Zähringen
  • Musée du jouet de Moirans-en-Montagne Musée du jouet de Moirans-en-Montagne
  • Rocca di Angera - Museo della Bambola Rocca di Angera - Museo della Bambola
  • détail du dessin Le pas du Danube bleu. Caricature de Valio. Le Journal amusant 10 mars 1877 détail du dessin Le pas du Danube bleu. Caricature de Valio. Le Journal amusant 10 mars 1877
  • Grandville - A chaque fou plaît sa marotte Grandville - A chaque fou plaît sa marotte
  • Émile Moreau-Roi et Paysan Émile Moreau-Roi et Paysan
  • Carlègle - Les Linottes Carlègle - Les Linottes
  • Triboulet en prière Triboulet en prière
  • Chambers 1908 Bauble Chambers 1908 Bauble
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  • VSAN Wgt 2015 568 Schalknarr VSAN Wgt 2015 568 Schalknarr
  • A jester shown with a marotte in a 1540 woodcut by Heinrich Vogtherr the Younger A jester shown with a marotte in a 1540 woodcut by Heinrich Vogtherr the Younger
  • Pirata marioneta lou Pirata marioneta lou
  • Kind mit Maske und Narrenzepter 19Jh Kind mit Maske und Narrenzepter 19Jh
  • Three Fools of Carnival Three Fools of Carnival
  • Zwei Szepter - Johli und Feuerteufel Zwei Szepter - Johli und Feuerteufel
  • Seeräuber Titisee Seeräuber Titisee
  • Philippe Mercier Jeune garçon en costume de folie Philippe Mercier Jeune garçon en costume de folie
  • Narrenzunft Nordrach - Zunftmeister Narrenzunft Nordrach - Zunftmeister
  • Renaissance fair Renaissance fair
  • The Jester Statue on Henley Street, Stratford-upon-Avon, England. The Jester Statue on Henley Street, Stratford-upon-Avon, England.
  • Jester's bauble Jester's bauble
  • Frederick Locker (Waddy, 1872) Frederick Locker (Waddy, 1872)
  • When Depew goes to the Senate by Homer Davenport (cropped) When Depew goes to the Senate by Homer Davenport (cropped)
  • Quentin Massys Quentin Massys
  • Brooklyn Museum - For What Was I Created? - William Holbrook Beard - overall Brooklyn Museum - For What Was I Created? - William Holbrook Beard - overall
  • Jan Pietersz. Saenredam - The Fool Jan Pietersz. Saenredam - The Fool
  • A Court Fool of the 15th Century A Court Fool of the 15th Century
  • Jacquemart de Hesdin Jacquemart de Hesdin
  • Hieronymus Bosch Hieronymus Bosch
  • Bajazz mit der Laterne von der Mainzer Künstlerin Inge Blum, eine Symbolfigur des Mainzer Karnevals - panoramio Bajazz mit der Laterne von der Mainzer Künstlerin Inge Blum, eine Symbolfigur des Mainzer Karnevals - panoramio

See also

References

  1. Cartwright, Kent. Shakespeare and the Comedy of Enchantment. United Kingdom, OUP Oxford, 2021. 39.
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