Pierrot is the French novel of Pedrolino, who was a inventory estimation in commedia dell'arte. Commedia dell'arte (or Craft of Comedy) was an improvisational Craft design that began in northern Italy and other parts of Europe in the 16th century. Travelling entertainers would locate up outdoor stages and perform juggling, acrobatics and minor plays based on inventory scenarios and characters.
Commedia dell'arte Masks
His bowler was either colossal and pointed or sometimes diminutive and brimmed.
The Sad Clown
Pedrolino or Pierrot was usually unreal up with a powdered bleached face, also scarcely an actual mask. The actor portraying Pierrot was traditionally expected to instruct a extensive area of emotions on his face. Pierrot portrayed a lovely and big man who was so trusting that others took advantage of his naiveté.In the initiation, the Pierrot bent was a side-show event that was a prelude to the actual performance. Pierrot was a tumbler and acrobat who performed imitations and caricatures. The Pierrot cast was a "zanni," or Buffoon, who enjoyed playing pranks and whose business it was to basis confusion in the play. He dressed all in caucasian (sometimes with atramentous accents).The characters were always identifiable by their masks and costumes. In commedia dell'arte, "mask" referred not literally to a face covering nevertheless to a specific estimation type. Other confidential commedia dell'arte characters are Parti-coloured and Columbine (comedian Domestic staff), Pulcinella (a vicious cast who was the forerunner of the Punch bent in Punch and Judy), and Scaramouche (an adventurer).
The Origin of Pierrot
He was a "born loser" who became the sad clown when his heart was broken by Columbine, who loved Harlequin instead.
Pedrolino Becomes Pierrot
The transformation of the Italian character Pedrolino into his French counterpart Pierrot is attributed to an actor named Giuseppe Giratoni who played in the Parisian company in about 1665. He accentuated the character's innocence and dressed in the outfit that we associate with Pierrot today--a baggy white costume with long sleeves and a ruff, with a large hat that flopped around his whitened face.
Modern Pierrot
By the late 19th and early 20th century, Pierrot had evolved into a "melancholy dreamer," a romantic with the temperament of the tormented artist. He was a stoic who hid his pain from others, except for perhaps a single teardrop on his face. Picasso's famous Cubist painting "The Three Musicians" featured two commedia dell'arte characters, Harlequin and Pierrot, along with a monk.
