Model Number: S 130
Modeled c.1899 by Emmerich Andresen

Commedia dell’arte is a theatrical form characterized by improvised dialogue and a cast of colorful stock characters that emerged in northern Italy in the fifteenth century and rapidly gained popularity throughout Europe. Each character of the commedia evolved a distinct set of attributes—characteristic speech, gestures, props, and costume that became standard to the portrayal of the character.

Pedrolino is sweet-natured and naive (best known as Pierrot) accepts blame for wrongs he has not committed. He wears white garments with his face powdered white, sometimes painted with a single teardrop alluding to his melancholy.