Utrillo, Maurice (1883-1955) Eglise de Murato, Corse (Church of Murato, Corsica) c.1940 Oil on canvas, 54 x 64.8 cm Worcester Art Museum, Worcester See also: • Corse (France)
Watteau, Antoine (1684-1721) Signature du contrat de mariage et danse à la campagne (Marriage Contract and Country Dance) c.1711 Oil on canvas, 47 × 55 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid Known as a painter of “fêtes galantes”, Watteau combines a depiction of…
Watteau, Antoine (1684-1721) La Proposition embarrassante (Embarrasing Proposal) 1715–1716 Oil on canvas, 65 × 84.5 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg Watteau was the first 18th-century French artist to create something totally new in his work, something previously unknown, in despite of the…
Watteau, Antoine (1684-1721) La Boudeuse (The Capricious Girl) c.1718 Oil on canvas, 42 × 34 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg When Watteau was elected a member of the French Academy of Arts, a term was specially invented to describe the kind of…
Watteau, Antoine (1684-1721) Le Savoyard et la Marmotte (Savoyard with a Marmot) 1716 Oil on canvas, 40.5 × 32.5 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg Antoine Watteau was one of the most brilliant artists of the early 18th century. His work gave rise…