Paris: c.1780. Notes: Jean-Antoine Watteau (French pronunciation: [ʒan‿ɑ̃twan wato]; October 10, 1684 – July 18, 1721) was a French painter whose brief career spurred the revival of interest in colour and movement (in the tradition of Correggio and Rubens). He revitalized the waning Baroque style, and indeed moved 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 an air of theatricality. Some of his best known subjects were drawn from the world of Italian comedy and ballet., Image Size : 422x538 (mm), 16.61x21.18 (Inches), Platemark Size : , Paper Size : , Coloring: Black & White, Medium: Copper Engraving, Categories: Performing Arts;Landscapes;Views Europe France Paris;. some restoration otherwise good. Item #P3198

Notes: Jean-Antoine Watteau (French pronunciation: [ʒan‿ɑ̃twan wato]; October 10, 1684 – July 18, 1721) was a French painter whose brief career spurred the revival of interest in colour and movement (in the tradition of Correggio and Rubens). He revitalized the waning Baroque style, and indeed moved 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 an air of theatricality. Some of his best known subjects were drawn from the world of Italian comedy and ballet., Image Size : 422x538 (mm), 16.61x21.18 (Inches), Platemark Size : , Paper Size : , Coloring: Black & White, Medium: Copper Engraving, Categories: Performing Arts;Landscapes;Views Europe France Paris;.

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