Antoine Watteau
Jean-Antoine Watteau (, , ; baptised October 10, 1684died July 18, 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.
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