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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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Ftes Vnitiennes
1718-19
Oil on canvas, 56 x 46 cm
National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh
Painting ID:: 7148
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Ftes_Vnitiennes
1718-19
Oil on canvas, 56 x 46 cm
National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh
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The Judgement of Paris21
Oil on wood, 47 x 31 cm
Mus??e du Louvre, Paris
Painting ID:: 7151
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The_Judgement_of_Paris21
Oil on wood, 47 x 31 cm
Mus??e du Louvre, Paris
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The Toilette
Oil on canvas
Wallace Collection, London
Painting ID:: 7153
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The_Toilette
Oil on canvas
Wallace Collection, London
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Gilles
1718-20
Oil on canvas, 184,5 x 149,5 cm
Mus??e du Louvre, Paris
Painting ID:: 7155
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Gilles
1718-20
Oil on canvas, 184,5 x 149,5 cm
Mus??e du Louvre, Paris
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A Halt During the Chase21
1720
Oil on canvas
Wallace Collection, London
Painting ID:: 7158
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A_Halt_During_the_Chase21
1720
Oil on canvas
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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