Sicilian puppet in cypress and beech wood. Ruggiero is a young and gallant warrior, son of Hector, from the Carolingian cycle. He wears a white and blue satin tunic under his embossed silver armor. White and turquoise ostrich feathers complement his helmet.
Height 90 cm
Salvatore Bumbello©Compagnia Brigliadoro
Salvatore Bumbello©Compagnia Brigliadoro
Salvatore Bumbello©Compagnia Brigliadoro
Salvatore Bumbello©Compagnia Brigliadoro
Salvatore Bumbello
- Puppet maker
- Palermo, Italy
- Master Artisan
- Recommended by Alberto & Francesca Tasca d’Almerita
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By appointment only
Phone:
+39 3475995278
+39 3475995278
Salvatore Bumbello©Compagnia Brigliadoro
Carrying on a family tradition
- • He was only 17 when he inherited his father’s workshop
- • It takes a whole month to build a single “Pupo”
- • In his shows, he tells the history of the paladins of France
Salvatore Bumbello's father, Luciano, was a Sicilian puppet master, Salvatore is a puppeteer and – he hopes – his three kids will follow in his footsteps. Salvatore grew up in his father’s workshop, making his first “Pupo” – a traditional Sicilian puppet – when he was just 11 years old. Since then, he has built thousands of Sicilian puppets during his life. When, in 1995, his father died unexpectedly at the age of 45, Salvatore inherited his workshop, full of many different tools, fabrics for the puppets costumes, glass for their eyes and different types of wood. In 2015, Salvatore founded the Compagnia Brigliadoro, an important association linked to the tradition of Sicilian puppetry and to the Marionette theatre. Today he is carrying on the tradition helped by his eldest son, Luciano, 23, his middle child, Francesco, 14 and little Martina, 8.
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Photo: Salvatore Bumbello©Compagnia Brigliadoro
Ruggiero
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Rodomonte
This wooden Sicilian puppet represents a character of the Carolingian cycle: a pagan paladin present in the Orlando Innamorato (1483) written by Matteo Maria Boiardo and in the Orlando Furioso (1516) from Ludovico Ariosto. Rodomonte wears a green velvet tunic and red trousers under his armor made of embossed nickel silver and copper. Navy-blue ostrich feathers complement his helmet.
Height 90 cm
Photo: Salvatore Bumbello©Compagnia Brigliadoro
Clarice
Sicilian puppet in beech and cypress wood. Clarice is a very important christian character of the Carolingian cycle: she is present in the Orlando Innamorato (1483) written by Matteo Maria Boiardo and in Orlando Furioso (1516) from Ludovico Ariosto. She wears a satin yellow shirt and a dress made of a grey damask floral fabric. Her shoes are painted in red.
Height 90 cm
Photo: Salvatore Bumbello©Compagnia Brigliadoro
Ubaldo
This wooden Sicilian puppet represents Ubaldo, a Muslim warrior characterised by his skin colour and the symbols on his shield. He wears a dark red and gold velvet tunic under his embossed armour and his trousers are made of damask fabric. It has the particularity of breaking in two during a fight in the play.
Height 90 cm
Photo: Salvatore Bumbello©Compagnia Brigliadoro
Carinda
Carinda, who is the christian daughter of Rinaldo and Floriana, is a famous French paladin. Her body was sculpted in beech wood, completed by a pair of glass eyes. She wears an antique velvet pink tunic under her armor, made of silver nickel, and her helmet is full of white ostrich feathers.
Height 90 cm
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