Postcard Antoine Watteau - Pierrot, known as Gilles, 1719

IC003847
ANTOINE WATTEAU (1684-1721)
Pierrot, autrefois dit le Gilles (detail), circa 1719.
Oil on canvas. H. 184 ; W. 155 cm.
Paris, Musée du Louvre
© Photo C2RMF / Th. Clot.
© 2024.
Made in France.
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Characteristics

Maintenance
Store in a dry place, protected by a case or plastic bag
Artist
Jean-Antoine Watteau (1684-1721)
Art movements
18th century, French paintings, Rococo
Material of the original work
Huile sur toile
Theme
Portrait
Reference
IC003847
EAN
3336727150993
Matière de l'article
Paper
Model dimensions
10cm x 15cm
Package Dimensions
10cm x 15cm
Conservation museum
Paris - Musée du Louvre

The work and its artist

Jean-Antoine Watteau (1684-1721)

Jean-Antoine Watteau (1684-1721)

He is one of the leading exponents of the rocaille movement. Inspired by the commedia dell'arte, he liked to represent the theatre in his paintings, whether through the heavy curtains or the themes. Despite a brief career lasting around fifteen years, he enjoyed success during his lifetime and left a considerable body of work.

Watteau's profound originality lies in the strange, melancholy world he was able to create. His art delicately evokes the evanescent moments when, for a moment, people manage to break their solitude through tenderness, sensuality and exchange.

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