[[Image:Antoine Watteau.jpg|thumb|Antoine Watteau]]'''Jean-Antoine Watteau''' (b. Valenciennes, [[France]], (Baptism) October 10 , 1684 - d. Nogent-sur-Marne, France, July 18, 1721), French [[Rococo]] painter.
[[Image:Peter Paul Rubens]] was the main influence on Watteau The Pleasures 's formative years. In 1717, Watteau joined the Academy of LovePainting.jpg|thumb|right|180px|The Pleasures Some of Love]]his masterpieces are: ''Gilles and his Family'' (1716), ''Embarkation for Cythera'' (1717–19), ''The Mezzetin'' (1717–19) and ''L'Enseigne de Gersaint'' (1720).
Some of his masterpieces are: ''Gilles and his Family'' (1716), ''Embarkation for Cythera'' (1717-19), ''The Mezzetin'' (1717-19) and ''L'Enseigne de Gersaint'' (1720). ''The happy feel of his paintings made for a poignant contrast to his personal life, which was miserably lonely and punctuated by frequent illness.'' <ref> [http://arthistory.about.com/cs/namesww/p/watteau.htm Artist Profile] Art History </ref> IN PROCESS
[[Image:Watteau The Pleasures of Love.jpg|thumb|right|180px|The Pleasures of Love]]
[[Image:Watteau Le Mezzetin.jpg]]
Le Mezzetin
[[Image:Watteau Les Champs-Elysées.jpg|thumb|right|Les Champs-Elysées|150px]]
Watteau is now regarded as a forerunner of the [[Impressionism|Impressionists]] in his handling of color and study of nature.
== See also ==
[[File:Antoine Watteau, Les Plaisirs du bal, 1717.jpg|thumb|270px|Les Plaisirs du bal, 1717.]]
*[[Painting Masterpieces]]
*[[Painting Schools]]
== External links ==
*[http://www.abcgallery.com/W/watteau/watteaubio.html Biography] Olga's Gallery.
*[http://www.artchive.com/artchive/W/watteau.html Watteau - Biography] Written by Lisa MacDonald especially for the Artchive.
*[http://www.nndb.com/people/884/000084632/ Jean-Antoine Watteau]
<br>'''Petite Gallery'''<gallery perrow== References =="5">Image:Watteau, Jean-Antoine - Pierrot.jpg|"Pierrot" Image:Watteau The Dance.jpg|"The Dance"Image:Watteau Peaceful Love.jpg|"Peaceful Love"Image:Watteau The Toilet.jpg|"The Toilet"Image:Watteau La Leçon d'Amour.jpg|"The Love Lesson"
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