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 oil


The French Comedy
Painting ID::  7121 		The French Comedy
1714 Oil on canvas, 37 x 48 cm Staatliche Museen, Berlin
1714 Oil_on_canvas,_37_x_48_cm Staatliche_Museen,_Berlin
   
   
     
WATTEAU, Antoine The Italian Comedy oil


The Italian Comedy
Painting ID::  7124 		The Italian Comedy
1714 Oil on canvas Staatliche Museen, Berlin
1714 Oil_on_canvas Staatliche_Museen,_Berlin
   
   
     
WATTEAU, Antoine Three Studies of a Lady with a Hat oil


Three Studies of a Lady with a Hat
Painting ID::  7126 		Three Studies of a Lady with a Hat
c. 1715 Chalk on paper, 210 x 313 mm Mus??es Royaux des Beaux-Arts, Brussels
   
   
     
WATTEAU, Antoine Gilles and his Family oil


Gilles and his Family
Painting ID::  7127 		Gilles and his Family
c. 1716 Oil on wood, 28 x 21 cm Wallace Collection, London
   
   
     
WATTEAU, Antoine Two Cousins oil


Two Cousins
Painting ID::  7129 		Two Cousins
c. 1716 Oil on canvas, 30 x 36 cm Mus??e du Louvre, Paris
c._1716 Oil_on_canvas,_30_x_36_cm Mus??e_du_Louvre,_Paris
   
   
     
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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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