WEB-ARTS - JEAN ANTOINE WATTEAU

Watteau was one of the great painters of the French Rococo style. He had a great interest in theatrical costumes and scenes, which influenced his style. He was influenced by the art of Rubens, and a sense of melancholy can be discerned in his paintings.

Related Artists include: Boucher, Fragonard, GIORGIONE(?), Lancret, Rubens

KEY WORKS
Embarkation for Cytherea Louvre Paris
Italian Comedians
Savoyarde with Ground Hog c1707 - The Hermitage
The Italian Comedy c1718 - Gemaldegalerie SMPK Berlin
The Hunting Party c1720 - Wallace Collection
The Holy Family on the Flight into Egypt c1715 - The Hermitage
Marriage Contract in a Landscape c1712 - Prado Madrid
Actresses of the Comedie-Francaise c1712 - The Hermitage
Pilgrimage to the Isle of Cythera c1717 - Louvre Paris
Gilles c1719 - Louvre Paris
Portrait of a Gentleman c1720 - Louvre Paris
The Shop Sign of Gersaint, the Art Dealer 1720 - Schloss Charlottenburg Berlin
The Judgement of Paris c1720 - Louvre Paris

L'Enseigne de Gersaint, 1721 (detail, right) original oil on canvas is in the Schloss Charlottenburg, Berlin
La Gamme dAmour c. 1712
Embarkation for Cythera, or The Pilgrimage to Cythera, 1717 original oil on canvas is in the Musee du Louvre Paris
Indifferent original oil on oak panel is in the Musee du Louvre Paris
Pierrot, also known as Gilles, 1721 Original oil on canvas is in the Musee du Louvre Paris
Man Standing
Mezzetin Original oil on canvas is in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Diane Au Bain original oil on canvas is in the Musee du Louvre Paris
St. Johns Wood
Bird Nesting

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The Minuet under the Oak Tree, 1787