WATTEAU

Best known for his fêtes galantes such as the famous Pèlerinage à l'île de Cythère, Antoine Watteau (1684-1721) was a major proponen t in the revival of the Baroque style and the formation of the Rococo movement. Watteau was inspired by the theater and in particula r the commedia dellar te, hence elaborately costumed actors, dancers, and musicians were recurrent subjects/ he was also fond of bu colic scenes and portraiture. Infused with romance, drama, and joie de vivre, Watteaus paintings depict a idyllic world of pleasure and enter...[Read more]