Harlequin and Pierrot, André Derain commedia dell'arte c. Commedia dell'Arte ( Italian: "the comedy of artists" is a form of Improvisational theatre that began in Italy in the 16th century 1924 Oil on canvas 175 x 175 cm

Watteau's sad commedia dell'arte player of Pierrot, ca 1718–19, traditionally identified as "Gilles" (Louvre)

Pierrot is a stock character of mime and Commedia dell'Arte, a French variant of the Italian Pedrolino. Commedia dell'Arte ( Italian: "the comedy of artists" is a form of Improvisational theatre that began in Italy in the 16th century The Louvre Museum (Musée du Louvre located in Paris is the world's most visited art museum a historic monument and a national museum of France A stock character is one which relies heavily on cultural types or names for his or her personality manner of speech and other characteristics Commedia dell'Arte ( Italian: "the comedy of artists" is a form of Improvisational theatre that began in Italy in the 16th century Pedrolino is a Zanni, or servant character in the Commedia dell'arte. His character is that of the sad clown, pining for love of Columbine, who inevitably breaks his heart and leaves him for Harlequin. For the Dove Genus, see Columbina (genus. Columbina (in Italian, Colombina, "little Dove Harlequin ( Arlecchino in Italian, Arlequin in French) is the most popular of the Zanni or comic servant characters from He is usually depicted wearing a loose, white tunic. The noticeable feature of Pierrot's behaviour is his naïveté, he is seen as a fool, always the butt of pranks, yet nonetheless trusting. Pierrot is also portrayed as moonstruck, distant and oblivious to reality.

One may be said to be Pierroting if one is behaving like Pierrot.

The French character was purportedly first created by Jean-Gaspard Deburau. Jean-Gaspard Deburau (also Debureau (born Jan Kašpar Dvořák on July 31, 1796 - June 17, 1846) was a Bohemian - French He is the protagonist of the famous French folk song, "Au Clair de la Lune". " Au Clair de la Lune " is a French folk song of the eighteenth century

Spelled "Pjerrot", the character is a fixture at Bakken, the world's oldest amusement park in Denmark. Dyrehavsbakken ( English, "The Deer Park Hill" referred to informally as Bakken ("The Hill" is the world's oldest intact still-surviving The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe According to Bakken publicity, the character is more than 4,000 years old, and originated in Turkey (known as Asia Minor). Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches Anatolia (Anadolu Ανατολία Anatolía) or Asia minor, comprising most of modern Turkey, is the geographic region bounded by the Black It is also claimed that in ancient times, the broad red mouth of the character was created by physically cutting the mouth to make it larger. Body modification (or body alteration) is the permanent or semi-permanent deliberate altering of the human body for non-medical reasons such as sexual enhancement

20th century Russian cabaret singer Alexander Vertinsky was famous for his portrayal of Pierrot, for which he wore a black costume and powdered his face. Aleksandr Nikolayevich Vertinsky ( Russian: Александр Вертинский, 21 March, 1889 in Kiev — 21 May

Pierrot in poetry

And lo, in that dawn he was pierroting over,

Swinging in spirals round the fresh breasts of day.

From the posthumously published poem "The Moth That God Made Blind" by Hart Crane. Harold Hart Crane ( July 21, 1899 – April 27, 1932) was an American Poet.

• The american poet Ralph Chaplin wrote a series of poems collectively titled "Maybe Pierrot", in which Pierrot is used to symbolize an idealistic artist unable to fight the world's injustices. Ralph Hosea Chaplin (1887&mdash1961 became a labor Activist, when at the age of seven he saw a worker shot dead during the Pullman strike in Chicago

• Langston Hughes authored short poems entitled Pierrot and A Black Pierrot. Langston Hughes (February 1 1902 &ndash May 22 1967 was an American Poet, Novelist Playwright, Short story writer and Columnist Pierrot is a short poem written by the African American author Langston Hughes.

Pierrot in classical music

• The second part of the piano composition Carnaval written by R. Schumann.

• Pierrot Lunaire ("Moonstruck Pierrot" or "Pierrot in the moonlight") is an important work of Arnold Schoenberg, a setting of Albert Giraud's work of French poems of the same name (translated into German by Erich Otto von Hartleben) to music. Dreimal sieben Gedichte aus Albert Girauds 'Pierrot lunaire ("three times seven poems from Albert Giraud's 'Pierrot lunaire'" commonly known as Pierrot Lunaire Arnold Schoenberg ( pronounced ˈʃøːnbɛrk (13 September 1874 &ndash 13 July 1951 was an Austrian and later American Composer, associated with Albert Giraud ( June 23 1860 &ndash December 26 1929) was a Belgian poet writing in the French language.

• Die tote Stadt, an opera by Erich Korngold includes the aria Pierrot's Tanzlied (Mein Sehnen, mein wähnen) sung by the character Fritz. Die tote Stadt ( German: The Dead City) is an Opera in three acts by Erich Wolfgang Korngold. Erich Wolfgang Korngold ( May 29, 1897 &ndash November 29, 1957) was an Academy Award -winning 20th century Film and

• Pierrot, clarinet-violin-piano trio by Thea Musgrave in which the violin is Pierrot, the clarinet is Columbine, and the piano the harlequin. A clarinet-violin-piano trio is a chamber Musical ensemble made up of one Clarinet, one Violin, and one Piano, or the name of a piece Thea Musgrave (b 27 May 1928, Barnton Edinburgh) is a Scottish -born American -based Composer of Opera and

Pierrot in popular culture

Alexander Vertinsky as Pierrot

• Pierrot le Fou is a film by Jean-Luc Godard, starring Jean-Paul Belmondo and Anna Karina. Pierrot le fou is a 1965 film directed by Jean-Luc Godard, starring Anna Karina and Jean-Paul Belmondo. Jean-Luc Godard (French ʒɑ̃lyk gɔˈdaʀ (born on December 3 1930 is a French and Swiss Filmmaker and one of the founding members of the Nouvelle Vague Jean-Paul Belmondo (born 9 April 1933 is a French Actor initially associated with the New Wave of the 1960s Anna Karina (born Hanne Karin Blarke Bayer; September 22, 1940) is a Danish -born French Film Actress. The anime series Cowboy Bebop features an episode titled "Pierrot le Fou", with a character called the Mad Pierrot. (anime in Japanese, is a Japanese animated television series. Directed by Shinichirō Watanabe and written by Keiko Nobumoto, Cowboy Bebop was produced by

• Yellow Magic Orchestra's debut album contains a track titled "Mad Pierrot". Yellow Magic Orchestra (YMO is an influential Japanese Electropop band formed in 1978

• American filmmaker Kenneth Anger features Pierrot in his film Rabbit's Moon.

• David Bowie wore a Pierrot costume for both the sleeve of his album Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps) and the video for the single "Ashes to Ashes". David Bowie (ˈboʊiː born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 is an English Musician, actor producer, and arranger. Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps is an album by David Bowie, released in September 1980 by RCA Records. " Ashes to Ashes " is a single by David Bowie, released in 1980 This in turn provided inspiration for a character in the TV series Ashes to Ashes. Ashes to Ashes is a British television drama series which serves as a sequel to the 2006 series Life on Mars.

• Leo Sayer dressed as Pierrot on tour following the release of his first album, Silverbird. Leo Sayer (born Gerard Hugh Sayer, 21 May 1948, Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex) is an English Singer-songwriter

• The Japanese pop band Berryz Koubou's song "Kokuhaku no Funsui Hiroba" features the lyric "I am Pierrot" in reference to a girl who has just confessed her love and, having not yet received an answer, imagines the worse. is a J-pop group within Hello! Project. The original eight members are originally from Hello! Project Kids and often are back-up dancers for W (Double You

• Novembre, a progressive metal band from Italy, has a song called "Comme Pierrot" ("Like Pierrot") on the Novembrine Waltz album. Novembre is a Progressive Death metal / Gothic metal band from Rome, Italy.

• Los Hermanos, a rock band from Brazil, has a song called "Pierrot" on the debut album, Los Hermanos. Los Hermanos is also the name of one of the Galápagos Islands.

• "Pierrot" is a song by Lee Hyun Do and is featured in the rhythm video game Pump It Up. A music video game, also commonly known as a music game, is a Video game where the gameplay is meaningfully and often almost entirely oriented around the player's Pump It Up, commonly abbreviated as PIU

• Brindis por Pierrot (Cheers for Pierrot) is an album of the Uruguayan songwriter/singer Jaime Ross.

• The song "The Carnival Is Over" by Australian band The Seekers features the lines "But the joys of love are fleeting / For Pierrot and Columbine. The Seekers were a group of Australian folk -influenced popular musicians that was formed in Melbourne, in 1962 "

• Indie rock band Placebo's album Meds contains a track called "Pierrot the Clown", including the lyrics "I'll be wallowing in sorrow/Wearing a frown, like Pierrot the clown". Placebo are an Alternative rock band formed in London in 1994 currently comprising Brian Molko, Stefan Olsdal and Steve Forrest Meds is Placebo 's fifth album The album was released in most countries on 13 March 2006, although it was released three days earlier in " Pierrot the Clown " is a song of Placebo's fifth studio album Meds.

• Rintaro's segment of the anime triptych Neo-Tokyo ("Labyrinth") features a somewhat sinister clown who resembles some representations of Pierrot. is the pseudonym of, a respected and well-known director of Anime. is a Science fiction Anthology film conceived by producer Masao Maruyama.

• In the literary magazine The Savoy from the 1890s, a Beardsley drawing was often printed on the back cover featuring a mischievous pierrot in place of the traditional hero Bellerophon on the back of the winged horse Pegasus. A literary magazine is a Periodical devoted to Literature in a broad sense The Savoy Hotel is a five-star Hotel located on the Strand, in the City of Westminster in Central London that opened on August Aubrey Vincent Beardsley ( August 21, 1872 &ndash March 16, 1898) was an influential English Bellerophon (βελλεροφῶν or Bellerophontes (βελλεροφόντης was a Hero of Greek mythology, "the greatest hero and In Greek mythology, Pegasus ( Greek: Πήγασος, Pégasos, 'strong' was a winged horse that was the son of Poseidon, in his role

• Neil Gaiman's short story "Harlequin Valentine" features a Pierrot or "Petey" character. Neil Richard Gaiman (ˈgeɪmən (born November 10, 1960) is an English author of Science fiction and Fantasy short stories and

• Pierrot was a Japanese rock band active from 1994-2006. PIERROT was a Japanese visual rock band originally founded in 1994 by Kirito and Jun in Nagano.

• Japanese musician Közi often wore a pierrot costume while a member of the visual rock band MALICE MIZER

• Argentinean band Sui Generis mentions Pierrot in their song "Gaby"

• "Like A Pierrot" is a unicycle challenge course on the popular Japanese show Unbeatable Banzuke. (Pronounced "Kouji" is a Japanese visual kei artist who plays Guitar, Piano, keyboard and Synthesizer. Malice Mizer (マリス・ミゼル Marisu Mizeru) is a Japanese rock band and part of the country's Visual kei movement Sui generis (English pronunciation ( IPA) /ˌsuːiˈdʒɛnərɪs/ roughly "SOO-ee JEN-a-ris" Latin pronunciation /ˌsuːiˈgeneris/ is a Neo-Latin It looks hard. It should be noted that a word for clown in Japanese is "pierrot," and this Pierrot reference is more likely to a regular circus clown than a Commedia Del'Arte Pierrot figure.

See also

• Pedrolino
• Commedia dell'arte
• Jerry Cornelius
• Harlequin