Postcard Watteau - Studies of Nine Heads

IC200348
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Characteristics

Maintenance
Store in a dry place, protected by a case or plastic bag
Themes
Portrait, Made in France
Artist
Jean-Antoine Watteau (1684-1721)
Art movements
18th century, Graphic arts, Rococo
Reference
IC200348
EAN
3336728467069
Matière de l'article
Paper
Model dimensions
10cm x 15cm
Package Dimensions
1cm x 1.5cm
Conservation museum
Paris - Musée des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris - Petit Palais

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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