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Antoine Watteau

Artist

WA-00075915

PaintingRococo

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None documented

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Birth yearWikidata· 92%
Death yearWikidata· 92%
NationalityWikidata· 92%
Primary mediumWikidata· 92%
BiographyWikipedia· 88%
LocationWikidata· 80%

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About

Why this artist matters now

Jean-Antoine Watteau was a French painter and draughtsman whose brief career spurred the revival of interest in colour and movement, as seen in the tradition of Correggio and Rubens. He revitalized the waning Baroque style, shifting it to the less severe, more naturalistic, less formally classical, Rococo. Watteau is credited with inventing the genre of fêtes galantes, scenes of bucolic and idyllic charm, suffused with a theatrical air. Some of his best known subjects were drawn from the world of Italian comedy and ballet.

Source: Nga · Trust score: 40% · Updated 10d ago

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Movement

Rococo

Medium

Painting

Related Artists

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Museum Collections

National Gallery of Art

Canonical record

Artworks (6)

Woman Standing

1726 · etching

Platemark: 32.3 x 21.6 cm (12 11/16 x 8 1/2 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Antoine Watteau

1722 · etching and engraving

Sheet: 37.3 x 26.4 cm (14 11/16 x 10 3/8 in.); Platemark: 35.1 x 24.2 cm (13 13/16 x 9 1/2 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Woman on a Swing, Viewed From Behind

1721 · etching

Sheet: 28.6 x 21 cm (11 1/4 x 8 1/4 in.); Platemark: 24.6 x 18 cm (9 11/16 x 7 1/16 in.); Border: 22.4 x 16.6 cm (8 13/16 x 6 9/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

The Clothes are Italian

1715 · etching

Image and Plate: 27.5 x 20 cm (10 13/16 x 7 7/8 in.); Sheet: 30 x 20.9 cm (11 13/16 x 8 1/4 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Study for "The Romancer" (Le Conteur)

1711 · red chalk; red and black chalk (upper left figure)

Sheet: 35 x 27.5 cm (13 3/4 x 10 13/16 in.); Secondary Support: 35.1 x 27.8 cm (13 13/16 x 10 15/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Columbine and Harlequin

1710 · etching

Platemark: 51.6 x 32 cm (20 5/16 x 12 5/8 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Artwork sources (2)

6 published of 27 catalogued · 6 with image

Cleveland Museum of Art
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+ 1 more source · 21 catalogued, not yet published

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 6)

6 entries · 1 sources

Columbine and Harlequin
1710 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Woman Standing
1726 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Woman on a Swing, Viewed From Behind
1721 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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The Clothes are Italian
1715 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Study for "The Romancer" (Le Conteur)
1711 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Antoine Watteau
1722 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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