Pierrot (,, ) is a stock character of pantomime and commedia dell'arte whose origins are in the late seventeenth-century Italian troupe of players performing in Paris and known as the Comédie-Italienne; the name is a diminutive of Pierre (Peter), via the suffix -ot. 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 and leaves him for Harlequin. Performing unmasked, with a whitened face, he wears a loose white blouse with large buttons and wide white pantaloons. Sometimes he appears with a frilled collaret and a hat, usually with a close-fitting crown and wide round brim, more rarely with a conical shape like a dunce's cap. But most frequently, since his reincarnation under Jean-Gaspard Deburau, he wears neither collar nor hat,
Pierrot (,, ) es un personaje de stock de pantomima y commedia dell'arte cuyos orígenes se encuentran en el final del siglo XVII italiana troupe de jugadores que actúan en París y conocido como la Comédie-Italienne; el nombre es un diminutivo de Pierre (Peter), a través del sufixo -ot. Su personaje en la cultura popular contemporánea -en poesía, ficción, y las artes visuales, así como obras para el escenario, pantalla, y sala de conciertos -es el de el triste clown, a menudo pinchando por amor de Columbine, que suele romper su corazón y lo deja para Harlequin. Desempeñando desmascarado, con una cara blanquecina, lleva una chaqueta blanca suave con botones grandes y pantalones blancos anchos. A veces aparece con un collar frillado y un sombrero, generalmente con una corona cerrada y un borde redondo, más raramente con una forma conífera como un capuchino.