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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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Les Charmes de la Vie
c. 1718
Oil on canvas, 67 x 93 cm
Wallace Collection, London
Painting ID:: 7140
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Les_Charmes_de_la_Vie
c. 1718
Oil on canvas, 67 x 93 cm
Wallace Collection, London
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Merry Company in the Open Air1
1716-19
Oil on canvas, 60 x 75 cm
Gemäldegalerie, Dresden
Painting ID:: 7142
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Merry_Company_in_the_Open_Air1
1716-19
Oil on canvas, 60 x 75 cm
Gemäldegalerie, Dresden
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Portrait of a Gentleman1
1715-20
Oil on canvas, 130 x 97 cm
Mus??e du Louvre, Paris
Painting ID:: 7145
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Portrait_of_a_Gentleman1
1715-20
Oil on canvas, 130 x 97 cm
Mus??e du Louvre, Paris
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Mezzetin22
1717-19
Oil on canvas, 55,2 x 43,2 cm
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Painting ID:: 7146
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Mezzetin22
1717-19
Oil on canvas, 55,2 x 43,2 cm
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
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Head of a Man
Red and black chalk, 14,9 X 13 cm
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Painting ID:: 7147
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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
(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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