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ID: 500032644
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Record Type: Person |
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Watteau, Jean-Antoine (French painter and draftsman, 1684-1721)
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Note: One of the originators of the Rococo style. The son of a roof tiler, Watteau showed a penchant for drawing and painting early in life. At eighteen he was apprenticed to a painter in his native town of Valenciennes. Soon after, with little money and few possessions, he made his way to Paris, where he made a living by copying the works of Titian and Paolo Veronese. There he entered the studio of Claude Audran III, the most renowned decorator in Paris; he also met Claude Gillot, a decorator of theatrical scenery. The theatrical qualities of Watteau's paintings and drawings recall artificial illumination, costumes, and painted backdrops, reflecting Gillot's influence. Watteau's subjects, often including figures from the commedia dell'arte, reflect his constant observation of the theater and the studies he often drew during performances. Watteau invented a new type of painting, the 'fête galante,' which comprise large scenes of well-to-do men and women enjoying themselves outdoors. This allowed him to showcase his talent for conveying the delights and enchantments of nature and led to repeated commissions from such connoisseurs as Pierre Crozat. For years after his death, his compositions remained widely known in Europe through the circulation of engravings and drawings. |
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Watteau, Jean-Antoine (preferred,V,index) |
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Jean-Antoine Watteau (V,display) |
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Watteau, Jean Antoine (V) |
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Watteau, Antoine (V,LC) |
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Wataux, Jean-Antoine (V) |
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Wattaux, Jean-Antoine (V) |
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Watteaux, Jean-Antoine (V) |
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Watteax, Jean-Antoine (V) |
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Vatteau, Jean-Antoine (V) |
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Vateau, Jean-Antoine (V) |
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Wattau, Jean-Antoine (V) |
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Vatto, Antuan (V) |
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Jean Antoine Watteau (V) |
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Antoine Watteau (V) |
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Wateau, Jean Antoine (U) |
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artist (preferred) |
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painter |
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draftsman |
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printmaker |
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Vleughels, Nicolas |
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(French painter and teacher of Flemish origin, 1668-1737) [500015208] |
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Lancret, Nicolas |
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(French painter, draftsman, and collector, 1690-1743) [500029432] |
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Filloeul, Pierre |
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(French engraver, born 1696) [500040879] |
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Audran, Claude, III |
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(French painter and designer, 1658-1734) [500030280] |
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Gillot, Claude |
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(French draftsman, painter, and engraver, 1673-1722) [500115197] |
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Biographies:
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(French painter and draftsman, 1684-1721) ..... [VP Preferred]
(artist, 1684-1721) ..... [GRL]
(French artist, 1684-1721) ..... [WL-Courtauld]
(French artist, 1684-1721) ..... [WCP]
(French painter, 1684-1721) ..... [PROV]
(French painter, printmaker, 1684-1721) ..... [BHA]
(French, 1684-1721) ..... [JPGM]
(French, 1684-1721) ..... [GRLPSC]
(French artist) ..... [AVERY]
(French artist, 1684-1721) ..... [AVERY]
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Sources and Contributors: |
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| Watteau, Antoine ........ | [AVERY Preferred, GRL Preferred, GRLPSC Preferred, JPGM Preferred, PROV, VP] |
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Avery Authority files (1963-)
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Bénézit, Dictionnaire des Peintres (1976)
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Gaehtgens, Genre Painting in 18th Century, Age of Watteau, Chardin, Fragonard (2003) 81
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Grove Dictionary of Art online (1999-2002) accessed 18 Oct 2002
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Library of Congress Authorities database (n.d.) n 50043693
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Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) n 50043693, accessed 11 November 2006
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Thieme-Becker, Allgemeines Lexikon der Kunstler (1980-1986) | | | | | | |
| Subject: ........ | [AVERY, BHA, GRL, GRLPSC, JPGM, PROV, VP, WCP, WL-Courtauld] |
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Bellier and Auvray, Dictionnaire général des artistes (1979)
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Bénézit, Dictionnaire des Peintres (1976)
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Database for the Witt Checklist of Painters c. 1200-1976 (1978-)
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Gaehtgens, Genre Painting in 18th Century, Age of Watteau, Chardin, Fragonard (2003) 81
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Getty Provenance Index Databases [online] (1999)
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Getty Research Library Photo Archive database
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Getty Vocabulary Program rules
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Grove Dictionary of Art online (1999-2002) accessed 9 Sep 2002; accessed 18 Oct 2002
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J. Paul Getty Museum, collections online (2000-)
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Larousse, Grand dictionnaire universel (1982)
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LCNAF Library of Congress Name Authority File [n.d.]
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Library of Congress Authorities database (n.d.)
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Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) n 50043693, accessed 11 November 2006
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RILA/BHA (1975-2000)
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Thieme-Becker, Allgemeines Lexikon der Kunstler (1980-1986)
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Witt Library, Authority files | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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