The Scale of Love (1715-18). Jean-Antoine Watteau (French, 1684-1721). Oil on canvas. National Galle
The Scale of Love (1715-18). Jean-Antoine Watteau (French, 1684-1721). Oil on canvas. National Gallery, London.Fêtes galantes, of which this is an example, usually small in scale, show groups of elegantly attired men and women, most often placed in a parkland setting and engaged in decorously amorous play.Precedents for this type of picture can be found in the work of 17th-century Dutch and Flemish artists but Watteau’s mix of reality and fantasy in costume and setting, and the open-endedness of his subject matter, were original to him. -- source link
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