Jean-Antoine Watteau
1684–1721 · Rococo & Neoclassicism
Biography
Antoine Watteau (1684–1721) created the 'fête galante', scenes of elegant figures in dreamlike parks. Inspired by theatre and music, his delicate art defined the Rococo style before his early death from tuberculosis.
From the artist’s life
Jean-Antoine Watteau (1684–1721) invented the fête galante, dreamy scenes of elegant figures in parkland, and set the tone for French Rococo painting. He died of tuberculosis at thirty-six.
From the page of The Embarkation for Cythera
Paintings in this gallery (2)
Famous works elsewhere
- The Shop Sign of Gersaint 1720
- Nymph and Satyr 1716