Pierrot

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clown character commedia dell’arte character pantomime character stock character theatrical character

Pierrot is a traditional stock character from French pantomime and commedia dell’arte, typically portrayed as a sad, white-faced clown in loose white clothing.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Pierrot canonical 11
Parisian Pierrot (performance) 1
Pauvre Pierrot 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf clown character ⓘ
commedia dell’arte character ⓘ
pantomime character ⓘ
stock character ⓘ
theatrical character ⓘ
appearsIn ballet ⓘ
literature ⓘ
music ⓘ
opera ⓘ
visual arts ⓘ
artForm clowning ⓘ
pantomime ⓘ
theatre ⓘ
associatedWithCountry France ⓘ
Italy ⓘ
characterTrait dreaminess ⓘ
naivety ⓘ
romantic longing ⓘ
colorScheme black and white ⓘ
developedIn French pantomime ⓘ
eraOfPopularity 17th century ⓘ
18th century ⓘ
19th century ⓘ
faceExpression sad ⓘ
wistful ⓘ
influencedGenre mime performance ⓘ
modern clown archetype ⓘ
notableWorkInspired "Pierrot Lunaire" by Arnold Schoenberg ⓘ
oftenContrastedWith Harlequin ⓘ
oftenDepictedAs lovelorn ⓘ
unrequited lover ⓘ
oftenInvolvedWith Columbine ⓘ
originatedIn Italian commedia dell’arte ⓘ
roleInPlots outsider ⓘ
victim of pranks ⓘ
speakingStyle often silent or mimed ⓘ
symbolism loneliness ⓘ
melancholic artist ⓘ
tragic clown ⓘ
typicalCostume loose white clothing ⓘ
white blouse with large buttons ⓘ
wide-legged white trousers ⓘ
typicalEmotion melancholy ⓘ
sadness ⓘ
typicalHeadgear soft hat or no hat ⓘ
typicalMakeup white face ⓘ
usedIn modernist art ⓘ
symbolist art ⓘ

Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pierre → hasDiminutive → Pierrot ⓘ
Three Musicians → depicts → Pierrot ⓘ
Igor Stravinsky → notableWork → Pierrot ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pulcinella
Antoine Watteau → notableWork → Pierrot ⓘ
Columbine → associatedWith → Pierrot ⓘ
Columbine → hasLoveInterest → Pierrot ⓘ
Harlequin → associatedCharacter → Pierrot ⓘ
Carnaval, Op. 9 → movement → Pierrot ⓘ
Carnaval, Op. 9 → portraysCharacter → Pierrot ⓘ
Gertrude Lawrence → notableWork → Pierrot ⓘ
this entity surface form: Parisian Pierrot (performance)
Trinidad and Tobago Carnival → traditionalCharacter → Pierrot ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pierrot Grenade
Pierrot Lunaire → characterFeatured → Pierrot ⓘ
The Italian Comedians → depictsCharacter → Pierrot ⓘ
Émile Reynaud → notableWork → Pierrot ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pauvre Pierrot
Pantomime Theatre → typicalCharacters → Pierrot ⓘ