Carlo Antonio Bertinazzi (2 December 1710, in

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– 6 September 1783), known as Carlin, was an Italian actor and author. He is known to have traveled with Giacomo Casanova's mother, Zanetta Farussi, to

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to perform for Empress

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, only to return to Italy shortly after, as the empress did not approve of the comedy. Carlin was best known for his role as Harlequin in the commedia dell'arte (Italian comedy) that he performed from 1741 until his death.Profile
metmuseum.org; accessed 16 December 2015.

External links

Biography
in French
Carlin in Harlequin costume

Profile
oxfordreference.com; accessed 16 December 2015.

References

1710 births 1783 deaths Male actors from Turin Place of death missing 18th-century Italian male actors Italian male stage actors 18th-century Italian writers 18th-century Italian male writers Writers from Turin Writers from the Kingdom of Sardinia {{Italy-stage-actor-stub