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Antoine Watteau

Antoine Watteau

French painter


Dead at 36 years
Birthday
Tuesday
He is born 340 years, 0 months and 21 days ago
Death date
Friday

He is dead since 303 years, 3 months and 13 days

Cause of death: tuberculosis

Birthplace
Valenciennes, France
Nationality: french France
Categorie
Painters » Rococo
Birth sign: Libra

Jean-Antoine Watteau (UK: , US: , French: [ʒɑ̃ ɑ̃twan vato]; baptised 10 October 1684 – died 18 July 1721) was a French painter and draughtsman whose brief career spurred the revival of interest in colour and movement, as seen in the tradition of Correggio and Rubens. He revitalized the waning Baroque style, shifting it to the less severe, more naturalistic, less formally classical, Rococo. Watteau is credited with inventing the genre of fêtes galantes, scenes of bucolic and idyllic charm, suffused with a theatrical air. Some of his best known subjects were drawn from the world of Italian comedy and ballet.

Source : Wikipedia