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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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WATTEAU, Antoine The French Comedy oil on canvas


The French Comedy
The French Comedy
Painting ID::  7121
  1714 Oil on canvas, 37 x 48 cm Staatliche Museen, Berlin
  1714 Oil on canvas, 37 x 48 cm Staatliche Museen, Berlin

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WATTEAU, Antoine The Italian Comedy oil on canvas


The Italian Comedy
The Italian Comedy
Painting ID::  7124
  1714 Oil on canvas Staatliche Museen, Berlin
  1714 Oil on canvas Staatliche Museen, Berlin

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WATTEAU, Antoine Three Studies of a Lady with a Hat oil on canvas


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


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

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WATTEAU, Antoine Two Cousins oil on canvas


Two Cousins
Two Cousins
Painting ID::  7129
  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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     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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