Here is the definitive study of the great painter Antoine Watteau (1684-1721), best known for his exquisite fetes galantes--scenes of the pastoral pleasures of elegant society. Until now, critical interpretations of this remarkable artist have been shaped by essentially Romantic views. Donald Posner provides a reassessment of the life and work of Watteau; his account is enriched with reproductions of all of Watteau's paintings and major studies.
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Everyone who loves Watteau should have this beautiful book at hand. It has so much to offer in textual analyses, that when you see the actual Watteaus at the Louvre, Posner's delvings into these paintings places you in Watteau's world, a mysterious one, not easily accessed by anyone.I lament Posner's passing, but I will never lament his great work on Watteau. I think the treatment of Watteau's "Pelerinage a l'ile de Cythere," 1717 deserves special singularization; to miss this analysis is to be cheated out of a large part of 18th Century French culture.
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WHEN ANTOINE WATTEAU ARRIVED IN PARIS IN 1702 he was eighteen years old. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Trustees of the British, Charlottenburg Palace, Les Jaloux, Watteau Original, Trustees of The Wallace Collection, Academic Royale, Italian Comedy, Les Bergers, Paul Poisson New!
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WHEN ANTOINE WATTEAU ARRIVED IN PARIS IN 1702 he was eighteen years old. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Trustees of the British, Charlottenburg Palace, Les Jaloux, Watteau Original, Trustees of The Wallace Collection, Academic Royale, Italian Comedy, Les Bergers, Paul Poisson New!
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