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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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