Niccolò (or Nicolò) Barbieri (Vercelli, 1586–1641) was an Italian writer and actor of the commedia dell'arte theatrical genre. He was also known as Beltrame di Milano ("Beltrame of Milan") in reference to one of his most popular characters, Beltrame; this was the main character of one of Barbieri's best known plays, L'inavertito, which is known to have inspired Molière's L'Étourdi ou les Contretemps ("The Blunderer").
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