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Oil Painting Artist::. WATTEAU, Antoine
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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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Harlequin and Columbine
1716-18
Oil on wood, 36 x 26 cm
Wallace Collection, London
Painting ID:: 7131
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Harlequin_and_Columbine
1716-18
Oil on wood, 36 x 26 cm
Wallace Collection, London
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The Embarkation for Cythera
1717
Oil on canvas, 129 x 194 cm
Mus??e du Louvre, Paris
Painting ID:: 7133
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The_Embarkation_for_Cythera
1717
Oil on canvas, 129 x 194 cm
Mus??e du Louvre, Paris
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Pilgrimage to Cythera1
1717
Oil on canvas,129 x 194 cm
Charlottenburg Palace, Berlin
Painting ID:: 7135
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Pilgrimage_to_Cythera1
1717
Oil on canvas,129 x 194 cm
Charlottenburg Palace, Berlin
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La gamme d amour
c. 1717
Oil on canvas, 51,3 x 59,4 cm
National Gallery, London
Painting ID:: 7136
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La_gamme_d_amour
c. 1717
Oil on canvas, 51,3 x 59,4 cm
National Gallery, London
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Les Champs Elys es
1717-18
Oil on wood, 31 x 42 cm
Wallace Collection, London
Painting ID:: 7137
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Les_Champs_Elys_es
1717-18
Oil on wood, 31 x 42 cm
Wallace Collection, London
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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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