Antoine Watteau, The Perfect Accord, 1719, 33 x 28 cm, Los Angeles, L.A. County Museum of Art (www.l
Antoine Watteau, The Perfect Accord, 1719, 33 x 28 cm, Los Angeles, L.A. County Museum of Art (www.lacma.org), gift of The Ahmanson FoundationIn this picture, two couples, one seated and one strolling, and the man with a lute seen from behind,are shown in a lush natural setting, probably a park. One of the men plays the flute, while he reads the score held by the woman. The couple in the background seem to walk deeper into the park. A statue of a herm is at the upper right. Herms were a type of statute very popular in Classical antiquity that was placed outdoors and was associated with fertility. The presence of this statute here is probably meant to imply that this forest is a place of love. Music also refers to love, as is often the case when it appears in a painting. -- source link
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