The 45 Artworks of Jean Antoine Watteau and of media Oil On Canvas and ...

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Jean Antoine Watteau - GillesGillesJean Antoine Watteau

About the Artist

Jean-Antoine Watteau (1684-1721) was a French Rococo artist, known for his paintings of elegant scenes and gallant characters. He is considered one of the founders of the Rococo style, which emphasized lightness, grace, and delicate colors.

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Musée du Louvre (Paris, France)
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Jean Antoine Watteau - The Portal of ValenciennesThe Portal of ValenciennesJean Antoine Watteau

Watteau’s only known guard scene (as opposed to a march or camp scene), this is one of his best preserved paintings of military life. Suffused with golden light, two pairs of soldiers converse across the space of the picture, while the three other figures in the foreground have withdrawn into sleep ...

The Frick Collection (New York, United States)
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Jean Antoine Watteau - The Robber of the Sparrow\The Robber of the Sparrow\Jean Antoine Watteau

Watteau shows a young couple in an idyllic woodland setting. The girl rests her arm on the young man’s knee while he examines a sparrow’s nest that he has just taken from a tree to show her. The romantic setting is emphasised by the roses on the rock beside them. The painting was engraved in 1727 by...

Scottish National Gallery (Edinburgh, Scotland)

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