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[[Image:Antoine Watteau.jpg|thumb|Antoine Watteau]]

[[Image:Antoine Watteau.jpg|thumb|Antoine Watteau]]

'''Jean-Antoine Watteau''' (b. Valenciennes, [[France]], (Baptism) October 10 , 1684 - d. Nogent-sur-Marne, France, July 18, 1721), French [[Rococo]] painter.  

'''Jean-Antoine Watteau''' (b. Valenciennes, [[France]], (Baptism) October 10, 1684 - d. Nogent-sur-Marne, France, July 18, 1721), French [[Rococo]] painter.  

[[Peter Paul Rubens]] was the main influence on Watteau's formative years. In 1717, Watteau joined the Academy of Painting. Some of his masterpieces are: ''Gilles and his Family'' (1716), ''Embarkation for Cythera'' (1717-19), ''The Mezzetin'' (1717-19) and ''L'Enseigne de Gersaint'' (1720).

[[Peter Paul Rubens]] was the main influence on Watteau's formative years. In 1717, Watteau joined the Academy of Painting. Some of his masterpieces are: ''Gilles and his Family'' (1716), ''Embarkation for Cythera'' (1717–19), ''The Mezzetin'' (1717–19) and ''L'Enseigne de Gersaint'' (1720).

''The happy feel of his paintings made for a poignant contrast to his personal life, which was miserably lonely and punctuated by frequent illness.'' <ref> [http://arthistory.about.com/cs/namesww/p/watteau.htm Artist Profile] Art History </ref>

''The happy feel of his paintings made for a poignant contrast to his personal life, which was miserably lonely and punctuated by frequent illness.'' <ref>[http://arthistory.about.com/cs/namesww/p/watteau.htm Artist Profile] Art History</ref>

[[Image:Watteau The Pleasures of Love.jpg|thumb|right|180px|The Pleasures of Love]]

[[Image:Watteau The Pleasures of Love.jpg|thumb|right|180px|The Pleasures of Love]]

[[Image:Watteau Les Champs-Elysées.jpg|thumb|right|Les Champs-Elysées|150px]]

[[Image:Watteau Les Champs-Elysées.jpg|thumb|right|Les Champs-Elysées|150px]]

 

 

 

Watteau is now regarded as a forerunner of the [[Impressionism|Impressionists]] in his handling of color and study of nature.  

Watteau is now regarded as a forerunner of the [[Impressionism|Impressionists]] in his handling of color and study of nature.  

 

 

 

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