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ID: 500032644
Page Link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500032644
 
Record Type: Person
Watteau (French painter, draftsman, 1684-1721)

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.

Names:
Watteau, Jean-Antoine (preferred,V,index)
Jean-Antoine Watteau (V,display)
Watteau, Antoine (V,LC)
Watteau, Jean Antoine (V,Dutch-P,NA)
Wataux, Jean-Antoine (V)
Wattaux, Jean-Antoine (V)
Watteaux, Jean-Antoine (V)
Watteax, Jean-Antoine (V)
Vatteau, Jean-Antoine (V)
Vateau, Jean-Antoine (V)
Wattau, Jean-Antoine (V)
Watteau (U,English-P,NA,U)
Vatto, Antuan (V)
Jean Antoine Watteau (V)
Antoine Watteau (V)
Wateau, Jean Antoine (U)
Antoine Watteau, de Valenciennes (U)
Watteau, Anthony (U)
וואטו (U,Hebrew-P,NA,U)
1-atteau, Jean Antoine (LU,U)

Nationalities:
French (preferred)

Roles:
artist (preferred)
painter
draftsman
printmaker
genre artist

Gender: male

Birth and Death Places:
Born:  Valenciennes (Hauts-de-France, France) (inhabited place)
Died:  Paris (Île-de-France, France) (inhabited place)

Events:
active:   Valenciennes (Hauts-de-France, France) (inhabited place)

Related People or Corporate Bodies:
friend of ....  Vleughels, Nicolas  
................  (French painter, 1668-1737) [500015208]
influenced ....  Lancret, Nicolas  
....................  (French painter, draftsman, and collector, 1690-1743) [500029432]
related to ....  Filloeul, Pierre  
..................  (French engraver, born 1696) [500040879]
student of ....  Audran, Claude  
..................  (French painter and designer, 1658-1734) [500030280]
student of ....  Gérin, Jacques-Albert  
..................  (French painter, died 1702) [500040850]
student of ....  Gillot, Claude  
..................  (French draftsman, painter, and engraver, 1673-1722) [500115197]
teacher of ....  Caylus, Comte de  
..................  (French antiquarian and printmaker, 1692-1765) [500014478]
teacher of ....  Nollekens, Joseph Frans  
..................  (Flemish painter, 1706-1748, active in England) [500013499]
teacher of ....  Pater, Jean-Baptiste  
..................  (French painter, 1695-1736) [500005903]
teacher of ....  Quillard, Antoine  
..................  (French etcher, painter, and draftsman, 1701-1733) [500000636]
teacher of ....  Spoede, Jean Jacques  
..................  (Flemish painter, 1680-1757) [500018301]
uncle/aunt of ....  Watteau, Louis Joseph  
........................  (French painter and draftsman, 1731-1798) [500011569]

List/Hierarchical Position:
 ....  Persons, Artists
 ........  Watteau (I)

Biographies:
(French painter, draftsman, 1684-1721) ..... [VP Preferred]
(French, 1684-1721) ..... [GRLPA]
(French, 1684-1721) ..... [JPGM]
(French painter, printmaker, 1684-1721) ..... [BHA]
(French painter, 1684-1721) ..... [PROV]
(French artist, 1684-1721) ..... [WCP]
(French artist, 1684-1721) ..... [WL-Courtauld]
(French artist) ..... [AVERY]
(artist, 1684-1721) ..... [GRL]
(French painter, 1684-1721) ..... [IMJ]
(artist, active 20th century) ..... [GRISC]
(French painter, 1684-1721) ..... [RKD]

Additional Names:
Anthony Wattau (LU,U)
Anthony Watteau (LU,U)
Antoine Vateau (LU,U)
Antoine Vatteau (LU,U)
Antoine Wateau (LU,U)
Antoine Watto (LU,U)
antonie watteau (LU,U)
Antonio Wattean (LU,U)
anton watteau (LU,U)
Antony Watteau (LU,U)
Ant. Vatteau (LU,U)
Ant. Wateau (LU,U)
Ant. Watteau (LU,U)
A. Vatteau (LU,U)
A. Wateau (LU,U)
A. Watteau (LU,U)
J.A. Watteau (LU,U)
J. Watteau (LU,U)
S. Watteaux (LU,U)
Vatau (LU,U)
Vateau (LU,U)
Vato (LU,U)
Vatteau (LU,U)
Vatteau, A. (LU,U)
Vatteaux (LU,U)
Vatto (LU,U)
Waltau (LU,U)
Watau (LU,U)
Wataux (LU,U)
Wateau (LU,U)
Wateaux (LU,U)
Watheau (LU,U)
Wattau (LU,U)
Wattaux (LU,U)
Wattean (LU,U)
Watteaun (LU,U)
Watteaux (LU,U)
Watteax (LU,U)
Wattgo (LU,U)
Watthot (LU,U)
Watto (LU,U)
Watton (LU,U)
Wattouw (LU,U)
Wattow (LU,U)
Wenteau (LU,U)
Wittau (LU,U)
Wotteau (LU,U)

Sources and Contributors:
וואטו ........ [IMJ]
............  Israel Museum Jerusalem database
1-atteau, Jean Antoine ........ [PROV, VP]
............................................  Provenance Index Databases, Authority file (1985-)
Anthony Wattau ........ [PROV]
..............................  Provenance Index Databases, Authority file (1985-)
Anthony Watteau ........ [PROV]
................................  Provenance Index Databases, Authority file (1985-)
Antoine Vateau ........ [PROV]
..............................  Provenance Index Databases, Authority file (1985-)
Antoine Vatteau ........ [PROV]
................................  Provenance Index Databases, Authority file (1985-)
Antoine Wateau ........ [PROV]
..............................  Provenance Index Databases, Authority file (1985-)
Antoine Watteau ........ [AVERY, GRISC, PROV, VP]
................................  Getty Vocabulary Program rules
................................  Harald Szeemann papers, Finding Aid, GRI Special Collections (2011-)
................................  Provenance Index Databases, Authority file (1985-)
Antoine Watteau, de Valenciennes ........ [PROV, VP]
...............................................................  Provenance Index Databases, Authority file (1985-)
Antoine Watto ........ [PROV]
............................  Provenance Index Databases, Authority file (1985-)
antonie watteau ........ [PROV]
..............................  Provenance Index Databases, Authority file (1985-)
Antonio Wattean ........ [PROV]
................................  Provenance Index Databases, Authority file (1985-)
anton watteau ........ [PROV]
..........................  Provenance Index Databases, Authority file (1985-)
Antony Watteau ........ [PROV]
..............................  Provenance Index Databases, Authority file (1985-)
Ant. Vatteau ........ [PROV]
..........................  Provenance Index Databases, Authority file (1985-)
Ant. Wateau ........ [PROV]
........................  Provenance Index Databases, Authority file (1985-)
Ant. Watteau ........ [PROV]
..........................  Provenance Index Databases, Authority file (1985-)
A. Vatteau ........ [PROV]
......................  Provenance Index Databases, Authority file (1985-)
A. Wateau ........ [PROV]
....................  Provenance Index Databases, Authority file (1985-)
A. Watteau ........ [PROV]
......................  Provenance Index Databases, Authority file (1985-)
J.A. Watteau ........ [PROV]
...........................  Provenance Index Databases, Authority file (1985-)
Jean-Antoine Watteau ........ [VP]
...........................................  Getty Vocabulary Program rules
Jean Antoine Watteau ........ [PROV, VP, WL-Courtauld]
.........................................  Getty Vocabulary Program rules
.........................................  Provenance Index Databases, Authority file (1985-)
J. Watteau ........ [PROV]
......................  Provenance Index Databases, Authority file (1985-)
S. Watteaux ........ [PROV]
........................  Provenance Index Databases, Authority file (1985-)
Vatau ........ [PROV]
.............  Provenance Index Databases, Authority file (1985-)
Vateau ........ [PROV]
...............  Provenance Index Databases, Authority file (1985-)
Vateau, Jean-Antoine ........ [VP]
...........................................  Getty Provenance Index Databases [online] (1999)
Vato ........ [PROV]
...........  Provenance Index Databases, Authority file (1985-)
Vatteau ........ [PROV]
.................  Provenance Index Databases, Authority file (1985-)
Vatteau, A. ........ [PROV]
........................  Provenance Index Databases, Authority file (1985-)
Vatteau, Jean-Antoine ........ [VP]
.............................................  Getty Provenance Index Databases [online] (1999)
Vatteaux ........ [PROV]
...................  Provenance Index Databases, Authority file (1985-)
Vatto ........ [PROV]
.............  Provenance Index Databases, Authority file (1985-)
Vatto, Antuan ........ [GRL, VP]
............................  Library of Congress Authorities data (n.d.) n 50043693
............................  Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
Waltau ........ [PROV]
...............  Provenance Index Databases, Authority file (1985-)
Watau ........ [PROV]
.............  Provenance Index Databases, Authority file (1985-)
Wataux ........ [PROV]
...............  Provenance Index Databases, Authority file (1985-)
Wataux, Jean-Antoine ........ [VP]
...........................................  Getty Provenance Index Databases [online] (1999)
Wateau ........ [PROV]
...............  Provenance Index Databases, Authority file (1985-)
Wateau, Jean Antoine ........ [GRL, RKD]
.........................................  Library of Congress Authorities data (n.d.) n 50043693
.........................................  RKD Artists database (2000-) 83063
Wateaux ........ [PROV]
.................  Provenance Index Databases, Authority file (1985-)
Watheau ........ [PROV]
.................  Provenance Index Databases, Authority file (1985-)
Wattau ........ [PROV]
...............  Provenance Index Databases, Authority file (1985-)
Wattau, Jean-Antoine ........ [VP]
...........................................  Getty Provenance Index Databases [online] (1999)
Wattaux ........ [PROV]
.................  Provenance Index Databases, Authority file (1985-)
Wattaux, Jean-Antoine ........ [VP]
.............................................  Getty Provenance Index Databases [online] (1999)
Wattean ........ [PROV]
.................  Provenance Index Databases, Authority file (1985-)
Watteau ........ [IMJ Preferred, PROV, VP]
.................  Israel Museum Jerusalem database
.................  Provenance Index Databases, Authority file (1985-)
Watteau, Anthony ........ [PROV, VP]
..................................  Provenance Index Databases, Authority file (1985-)
Watteau, Antoine ........ [AVERY Preferred, GRISC Preferred, GRL Preferred, GRLPA Preferred, JPGM Preferred, PROV, RKD, VP]
..................................  Avery Authority files (1963-)
..................................  Bénézit, Dictionnaire des Peintres (1976)
..................................  Gaehtgens, Genre Painting in 18th Century, Age of Watteau, Chardin, Fragonard (2003) 81
..................................  Grove Dictionary of Art online (1999-2002) accessed 18 Oct 2002
..................................  Harald Szeemann papers, Finding Aid, GRI Special Collections (2011-)
..................................  Library of Congress Authorities data (n.d.) n 50043693
..................................  Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) n 50043693, accessed 11 November 2006
..................................  M. Knoedler & Co. records, Finding Aid, GRI Special Collections (2012-)
..................................  Provenance Index Databases, Authority file (1985-)
..................................  RKD Artists database (2000-) 83063
..................................  Thieme-Becker, Allgemeines Lexikon der Künstler (1980-1986)
Watteau, Jean Antoine ........ [BHA Preferred, GRL, GRLPA, PROV Preferred, RKD Preferred, VP, WCP Preferred, WL-Courtauld Preferred]
...........................................  Getty Research Library Photo Archive database
...........................................  Library of Congress Authorities data (n.d.) n 50043693
...........................................  Provenance Index Databases, Authority file (1985-)
...........................................  RKD Artists database (2000-) 83063
...........................................  Witt Library, Authority files
Watteau, Jean-Antoine ........ [AVERY, GRISC, PROV, VP Preferred]
.............................................  Avery Authority files (1963-)
.............................................  Grove Dictionary of Art online (1999-2002) accessed 18 Oct 2002
.............................................  J. Paul Getty Museum, collections online (2000-)
.............................................  M. Knoedler & Co. records, Finding Aid, GRI Special Collections (2012-)
.............................................  Provenance Index Databases, Authority file (1985-)
Watteaun ........ [PROV]
...................  Provenance Index Databases, Authority file (1985-)
Watteaux ........ [PROV]
...................  Provenance Index Databases, Authority file (1985-)
Watteaux, Jean-Antoine ........ [VP]
...............................................  Getty Provenance Index Databases [online] (1999)
Watteax ........ [PROV]
.................  Provenance Index Databases, Authority file (1985-)
Watteax, Jean-Antoine ........ [VP]
.............................................  Getty Provenance Index Databases [online] (1999)
Wattgo ........ [PROV]
...............  Provenance Index Databases, Authority file (1985-)
Watthot ........ [PROV]
.................  Provenance Index Databases, Authority file (1985-)
Watto ........ [PROV]
.............  Provenance Index Databases, Authority file (1985-)
Watton ........ [PROV]
...............  Provenance Index Databases, Authority file (1985-)
Wattouw ........ [PROV]
.................  Provenance Index Databases, Authority file (1985-)
Wattow ........ [PROV]
...............  Provenance Index Databases, Authority file (1985-)
Wenteau ........ [PROV]
.................  Provenance Index Databases, Authority file (1985-)
Wittau ........ [PROV]
...............  Provenance Index Databases, Authority file (1985-)
Wotteau ........ [PROV]
.................  Provenance Index Databases, Authority file (1985-)

Subject: ........ [AVERY, BHA, Gallery Systems, GRISC, GRL, GRLPA, IMJ, JPGM, PROV, RKD, VP, WCP, WL-Courtauld]
....................  Bellier and Auvray, Dictionnaire général des artistes (1979)
....................  Bénézit, Dictionnaire des Peintres (1976)
....................  Database for the Witt Checklist of Painters c. 1200-1976 (1978-)
....................  Gaehtgens, Genre Painting in 18th Century, Age of Watteau, Chardin, Fragonard (2003) 81
....................  Gallery Systems (2000-) LOC ID: n50043693
....................  Getty Provenance Index Databases [online] (1999)
....................  Getty Research Library Photo Archive database
....................  Getty Vocabulary Program rules
....................  Grove Dictionary of Art online (1999-2002) accessed 9 Sep 2002; accessed 18 Oct 2002
....................  Harald Szeemann papers, Finding Aid, GRI Special Collections (2011-)
....................  Israel Museum Jerusalem database
....................  J. Paul Getty Museum, collections online (2000-)
....................  Larousse, Grand dictionnaire universel (1982)
....................  LCNAF Library of Congress Name Authority File [n.d.]
....................  Library of Congress Authorities data (n.d.) LOC ID: n50043693
....................  Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) n 50043693, accessed 11 November 2006
....................  M. Knoedler & Co. records, Finding Aid, GRI Special Collections (2012-)
....................  Provenance Index Databases, Authority file (1985-)
....................  RILA/BHA (1975-2000)
....................  RKD Artists database (2000-) 83063
....................  Thieme-Becker, Allgemeines Lexikon der Künstler (1980-1986)
....................  Wikidata online (2000-) Q183221
....................  Witt Library, Authority files
 
Note:
English .......... [AVERY, VP, WL-Courtauld]
.......... J. Paul Getty Museum, collections online (2000-) accessed 9 October 2007
.......... Yale Dictionary of Art and Artists (2000) 731
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