FA 30b Chapter Notes - Chapter 22: Age Of Enlightenment, Jean-Antoine Watteau, Secret Affair
14 Apr 2017
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Jean-antoine watteau"s a pilgrimage to cythera is a fete galante painting, or an outdoor entertainment painting. The shadowy island in the distance supports the interpretation that the figures are on their way to the island of cythera. The artist had an interest in theater, as indicated by the dance like way the couples interact. This was a reception piece for the french academy. Watteau associated with the rubenistes, and their preference to color and brushwork over line. The rococo was characterized by depictions of the aristocracy, the fete galante, a playful attitude towards love, and a lush painting style. A salon is a large, elegant drawing room in a palace or a private house. Salons were official government-sponsored exhibitions of paintings by artists held at the louvre in. Jean-antoine watteau"s gersaint signboard is an informal painting created for the artist"s friend gersaint to advertise his wares. The painting was watteau"s last, and took eight days to complete.
