Artist: Jean-antoine Watteau (1684 - 1721)
Nationality: French
Movement: French School
Media: Painting
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Biography:
Jean-Antoine Watteau studied under Gérin until his death, when he moved to Paris and worked for scene-painter Métayer. During that time he also worked in a factory that produced cheap religious paintings, until Claude Gillot employed him. After receiving an award in 1709, Watteau was admitted to the Academy and became a full member in 1717. Originally he painted military subjects, but later adopted the popular idyllic subjects.

Artworks in Museum Collections: (40)
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FranÁois Boucher, Portrait of Antoine Watteau. After a self -portrait by Antoine Watteau., 1727
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Jean-Antoine Watteau , Le Lorqneur, 17th - 18th century
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Jean-Antoine Watteau , Quadrille (La Contredanse), 1716 - 1719
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Jean-Antoine Watteau , The Fortune Teller, circa 1710
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Jean-Antoine Watteau , Profile Head of a Woman, circa 1720
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Jean-Antoine Watteau , The Foursome (La Partie Quarree), circa 1713
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Jean-Antoine Watteau , Man dressed in a cape, 17th - 18th century
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Jean-Antoine Watteau , A Fete in the Garden, 17th - 18th century
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Jean-Antoine Watteau , Study of Two Persian Diplomats, circa 1715 - 1720
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Jean-Antoine Watteau , Concert champÍtre (Venetian Landscape), circa 1715
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Jean-Antoine Watteau , Scene on the River Bievre, 17th - 18th century
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Jean-Antoine Watteau , Children Imitating a Triumphal Procession, circa 1705 - 1710
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Jean-Antoine Watteau , Group of Comedia del"arte Figures, 17th - 18th century
The Metropolitan Museum of Art -
The Cascade Attributed to Jean Antoine Watteau (French, 1684-1721)Oil on wood; Diameter 8 1/2 in.
J. Paul Getty Museum -
Seated Woman with a Fan
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The French Comedians, 1720-21 Jean Antoine Watteau (French, 1684-1721)Oil on canvas; 22 1/2 x 28
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The Peasant Dance Attributed to Jean Antoine Watteau (French, 1684-1721)Oil on wood; Diameter 8 1/2
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Mezzetin, probably 1718-20 Jean Antoine Watteau (French, 1684-1721)Oil on canvas; 21 3/4 x 17 in.
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The Remedy
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Two Studies of Flutist and Head of a Boy
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Seated Woman, 1716-1717 Jean Antoine Watteau (French, 1684-1721)Black, red, and white chalk; 9 1/2 x
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Jean Antoine Watteau - The Old Savoyard c. 1715 red and black chalk The Art Institute of Chicago French
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Jean-Antoine Watteau - Reclining Nude c. 1713-17 Oil on Panel Norton Simon Museum French
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Jean-Antoine Watteau - The Perfect Accord 1719 oil on panel Los Angeles County Museum of Art French
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Jean-Antoine Watteau - The Gazer (Le Lorgneur) c. 1716 oil on panel Virginia Museum of Fine Arts French
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Jean Antoine Watteau - Fete champetre 1718-21 oil on panel The Art Institute of Chicago French
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Jean-Antoine Watteau - The Portal of Valenciennes 1709-10 oil on canvas The Frick Collection French
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Formerly attributed to Jean Antoine Watteau, French, 1684-1721 A Man Playing on the Flute undated
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Head of a Man, ca. 1718 Antoine Watteau (French, Valenciennes 1684-1721 Nogent-sur-Marne)FrenchRed and black chalk;
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Antoine-Jean Gros - Count Jean-Antoine Chaptal 1824 oil on fabric Cleveland Museum of Art French
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Jean-Joseph Balechou, Portrait Of Jean De Julienne, Holding A Portrait Of Watteau, 18th century
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Jean-Antoine Watteau - Hereux age! Age d'or (Happy Age! Golden Age) c. 1716-20 oil on panel Kimbell Art Museum French
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Two Seated Men
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Study of a Seated Woman
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Jean Antoine Watteau, French, 1684-1721 Three Studies of a Woman and a Study of Her
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Francois-Louis-Joseph-Watteau (Watteau de Lille), The Wagoners, 18th - 19th century
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Antoine Watteau - Ceres (Summer) 1715-1716 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art French
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Antoine Trouvain, Portrait of Jean Jouvenet, 1707
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Antoine Watteau - Italian Comedians c. 1720 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art French
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Jean-Antoine Houdon, Bust of Voltaire, 1781

Artnews Articles and Exhibition Information: (7)
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Frick Collection: Watteau and His World: French Drawing from 1700 to 1750
Watteau, who drew constantly throughout his lifetime, is one of the most revered artists of the French School. Watteau coveted his drawings and regarded them as superior to the m...
Frick Collection: The Drawings of François Boucher
By his own admission, Boucher is said to have made as many as ten thousand drawings over the course of a career that spanned nearly five decades. Not only did he make preparatory compositional and figure studies for his paintings, but he also used...
Teylers Museum: A Passion for Collecting
Organized in conjunction with the Fondation Custodia, the exhibition will travel to Paris after its Haarlem showing. It is accompanied by a richly illustrated publication, whose author, Michiel C. Plomp, Assistant Curator of Drawings at the Metrop...
Kimbell Art Museum: Stroganoff: The Palace and Collections of a Russian Noble Family
The exhibition will draw upon the collections of The State Hermitage and The State Russian Museums to assemble works of art acquired, sponsored, or commissioned by ...
National Gallery of Art: The Unfinished Print: Works by Rembrandt, Piranesi, Degas, Munch and Others
The exhibition opens in conjunction with Jasper Johns: Prints from Four Decades and American Naive Paintings, which will be on view during the same period in adjacent galleries. ...
Museum of Fine Art, Houston: Rembrandt to Gainsborough: Masterpieces from England's Dulwich Picture Gallery
Described as Londons most perfect gallery, Dulwich Picture Gallery houses a renowned collection of European painting from ...
Haus der Kunst: The Contest Between Painting and Sculpture: From Duerer to Daumier
Painting and sculpture as subjects of themselves have appeared openly in the allegorical personifications of Pictura and Sculptura, but also in the mythological representations of Apelles and the Christian representations of St. Luke painting the ...

Further Artwork and Information:

WebMuseum: Watteau, Jean-Antoine
Jean-Antoine Watteau Online
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CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Jean Antoine Watteau
Jean-Antoine Watteau - Olgas Gallery
Jean-Antoine Watteau (Getty Museum)
WIEM: Watteau Jean Antoine
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