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Fête champêtre (1718-1721)

Watteau, Antoine (1684-1721) Fête champêtre (Pastoral Gathering) 1718–1721 Oil on panel, 48.6 × 64.5 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Jean Antoine Watteau (French, 1684-1721) Assisted by Jean-Baptiste Pater (French, 1695-1736) Jean Antoine Watteau developed the genre of painting known as fête…

Le voleur du nid de moineaux (c.1710)

Watteau, Antoine (1684-1721) Le voleur du nid de moineaux (The Robber of the Sparrow’s Nest) c.1710 Oil on paper laid on canvas, laid on panel, 22.60 x 18.50 cm Scottish National Gallery, Edinburgh Watteau shows a young couple in an idyllic woodland…

Fêtes Vénitiennes (1718-1719)

Watteau, Antoine (1684-1721) Fêtes Vénitiennes (Venetian Festivals) 1718–1719 Oil on canvas, 56.3 × 46.2 cm Scottish National Gallery, Edinburgh This is a very fine example of the ‘fêtes galantes’ perfected by Watteau. He included himself as the seated musician playing a musette.…

Cythera (Greece)

Cythera in Art: Watteau, Antoine (1684-1721) Pèlerinage à l’île de Cythère 1717 Musée du Louvre, Paris     See also: • Greece | Islands

Antoine Watteau

(1684–1721) Jean-Antoine Watteau The artist’s works: La danse champêtre c.1706–1710 Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis Le voleur du nid de moineaux c.1710 Scottish National Gallery, Edinburgh Acteurs de la Comedie-Francaise 1711–1712 Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg Signature du contrat de mariage et danse à…

Ágata Lys

(1953–2021) Margarita García San Segundo Filmography as Actress: Amar en tiempos revueltos Season 1 (1936–1945) 2005–2006 Starring: Ana Turpin, Rodolfo Sancho   Born December 3 1953 Valladolid (España) Died November 12 2021 Málaga (España) Occupation Actress