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      • Cultural references to Pierrot have been made since the inception of the character in the 17th century.
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  2. Cultural references to Pierrot have been made since the inception of the character in the 17th century. His character in contemporary popular culture — in poetry, fiction, and the visual arts, as well as works for the stage, screen, and concert hall — is that of the sad clown, often pining for love of Columbine, who usually breaks his heart ...

  3. Pierrot was well established in the Italian comic theatre by the time of their expulsion from France, by Royal decree, in 1697. Pierrot therefore took on a second life in Italy, and returned to France anew when the Italian troupes were permitted to return to the country over the following decade.

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    Pierrot (/ ˈ p ɪər oʊ / PEER-oh, US also / ˈ p iː ə r oʊ, ˌ p iː ə ˈ r oʊ / PEE-ə-roh, PEE-ə-ROH; French: ⓘ), a stock character of pantomime and commedia dell'arte, has his origins in the late 17th-century Italian troupe of players performing in Paris and known as the Comédie-Italienne.

  5. May 26, 2020 · Pierrot, an invention of the Italian commedia dell'arte troupes who delighted French audiences in Watteau's day, began life as a lazy, buffoonish stock character, the bumpkin foil to his fellow player Harlequin's ingenious trickery.

  6. https://www.jstor.org/stable/jj.10474621.5. The first time Pierrot appeared on the French stage, he longed for ribbons. This was in 1665, when the playwright Molière introduced a bumbling peasant named Pierrot into his re-telling of the tale of Don Juan, a suave and aristocratic womaniser.

  7. Jan 9, 2024 · History. Regional and National History. The stock theatrical character Pierrot is an enduring figure in French visual art, where he emerges at the intersection of theatricality and the marketplace.

  8. Dec 3, 2023 · The enigmatic figure of Pierrot, with his chalk-white face and billowing costume, has haunted the creative imagination for centuries, weaving a narrative thread that binds the Commedia dell’arte’s Italian origins with the complex tapestry of Western art history.

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