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WATTEAU, Antoine (1684?C1721).
French painter of Flemish descent, b. Valenciennes. Until 1704 poverty forced him to work in the shops of mediocre artists, where he produced genre and devotional subjects. In 1704?C8 he studied in the studio of Claude Gillot, an adept painter of scenes of theatrical life, which later became the subject of some of Watteau's finest paintings, such as Love in the Italian Theatre and Love in the French Theatre (both: Berlin). In 1708?C9 Watteau worked with the decorator Claude Audran. Watteau attracted the attention of eminent patrons in his last years, including the comte de Caylus, his biographer, and in 1717 he was made a full member of the Acad??mie royale. The Embarkation for Cythera (1717; Louvre) is characteristic of his art; it is a delicate, courtly fantasy, represented in warm and shimmering pastel tones that place him among the great colorists of all time. A lyric, Giorgionesque quality pervades his airy, gay, and sensuous scenes, which have a poignancy that none of his followers attained. Out of the most fleeting aspects of life he created an enduring and individual art. His exquisite paintings influenced fashion and garden design in the 18th cent. Other outstanding works include Gilles (Louvre), Perspective (Mus. of Fine Arts, Boston), Mezzetin (Metropolitan Mus.), and Gersaint's Shop Sign (1719; Berlin). |
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WATTEAU, Antoine The French Comedy 1714
Oil on canvas, 37 x 48 cm
Staatliche Museen, Berlin
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WATTEAU, Antoine The Italian Comedy 1714
Oil on canvas
Staatliche Museen, Berlin
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WATTEAU, Antoine Three Studies of a Lady with a Hat c. 1715
Chalk on paper, 210 x 313 mm
Mus??es Royaux des Beaux-Arts, Brussels
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WATTEAU, Antoine Gilles and his Family c. 1716
Oil on wood, 28 x 21 cm
Wallace Collection, London
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WATTEAU, Antoine Two Cousins c. 1716
Oil on canvas, 30 x 36 cm
Mus??e du Louvre, Paris
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WATTEAU, Antoine Harlequin and Columbine 1716-18
Oil on wood, 36 x 26 cm
Wallace Collection, London
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WATTEAU, Antoine The Embarkation for Cythera 1717
Oil on canvas, 129 x 194 cm
Mus??e du Louvre, Paris
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WATTEAU, Antoine Pilgrimage to Cythera1 1717
Oil on canvas,129 x 194 cm
Charlottenburg Palace, Berlin
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WATTEAU, Antoine La gamme d amour c. 1717
Oil on canvas, 51,3 x 59,4 cm
National Gallery, London
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WATTEAU, Antoine Les Champs Elys es 1717-18
Oil on wood, 31 x 42 cm
Wallace Collection, London
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WATTEAU, Antoine Les Charmes de la Vie c. 1718
Oil on canvas, 67 x 93 cm
Wallace Collection, London
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WATTEAU, Antoine Merry Company in the Open Air1 1716-19
Oil on canvas, 60 x 75 cm
Gemäldegalerie, Dresden
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WATTEAU, Antoine Portrait of a Gentleman1 1715-20
Oil on canvas, 130 x 97 cm
Mus??e du Louvre, Paris
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WATTEAU, Antoine Mezzetin22 1717-19
Oil on canvas, 55,2 x 43,2 cm
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
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WATTEAU, Antoine Head of a Man Red and black chalk, 14,9 X 13 cm
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
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WATTEAU, Antoine Ftes Vnitiennes 1718-19
Oil on canvas, 56 x 46 cm
National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh
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WATTEAU, Antoine The Judgement of Paris21 Oil on wood, 47 x 31 cm
Mus??e du Louvre, Paris
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WATTEAU, Antoine The Toilette Oil on canvas
Wallace Collection, London
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WATTEAU, Antoine Gilles 1718-20
Oil on canvas, 184,5 x 149,5 cm
Mus??e du Louvre, Paris
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WATTEAU, Antoine A Halt During the Chase21 1720
Oil on canvas
Wallace Collection, London
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(1684?C1721).
French painter of Flemish descent, b. Valenciennes. Until 1704 poverty forced him to work in the shops of mediocre artists, where he produced genre and devotional subjects. In 1704?C8 he studied in the studio of Claude Gillot, an adept painter of scenes of theatrical life, which later became the subject of some of Watteau's finest paintings, such as Love in the Italian Theatre and Love in the French Theatre (both: Berlin). In 1708?C9 Watteau worked with the decorator Claude Audran. Watteau attracted the attention of eminent patrons in his last years, including the comte de Caylus, his biographer, and in 1717 he was made a full member of the Acad??mie royale. The Embarkation for Cythera (1717; Louvre) is characteristic of his art; it is a delicate, courtly fantasy, represented in warm and shimmering pastel tones that place him among the great colorists of all time. A lyric, Giorgionesque quality pervades his airy, gay, and sensuous scenes, which have a poignancy that none of his followers attained. Out of the most fleeting aspects of life he created an enduring and individual art. His exquisite paintings influenced fashion and garden design in the 18th cent. Other outstanding works include Gilles (Louvre), Perspective (Mus. of Fine Arts, Boston), Mezzetin (Metropolitan Mus.), and Gersaint's Shop Sign (1719; Berlin).
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