Marotte

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.

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

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 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".

  • Niederwindemer Schindlejokel
    Niederwindemer Schindlejokel
  • Marotte of Deutsch
    Marotte of Deutsch
  • Before 1848
    Before 1848
  • Welschkorngeister - Denzlingen
    Welschkorngeister - Denzlingen
  • 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
  • Playing Cards
    Playing Cards
  • VSAN TT 2014
    VSAN TT 2014
  • 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

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