Postcard Watteau - Love at the French theater, circa 1716-1717

IC013461
ANTOINE WATTEAU (1684-1721)
Love at the French theater (detail), circa 1716-1717.
Oil on canvas. H. 37 ; W. 48 cm.
Berlin, Gemäldegalerie.
© Photo BPK, Berlin, dist.GrandPalaisRmn / Jörg P. Anders.
© 2024.
Made in France.
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Characteristics

Maintenance
Place in a dry place, protected with a case or pouch plastic
Artist
Jean-Antoine Watteau (1684-1721)
Art movement
Rococo
Material of the original work
Huile sur toile
Theme
Country and outdoor scenes
Reference
IC013461
EAN
3336729271481
Matière de l'article
Paper
Model dimensions
10.5cm x 15cm
Package Dimensions
10.5cm x 15cm
Conservation museum
Berlin - Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Gemäldegalerie

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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