Jean-Antoine Watteau
(French, 1684-1721)
Jean-Antoine Watteau (October 10, 1684 — July 18, 1721) was a French painter whose brief career spurred the revival of interest in colour and movement (in the tradition of Correggio and Rubens), and revitalized the waning Baroque idiom, which eventually became known as Rococo. He is credited with inventing the genre of fíªtes galantes: scenes of bucolic and idyllic charm, suffused with an air of theatricality. Some of his best known subjects were drawn from the world of Italian comedy and ballet.
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This person died over 70 years ago (in 1721).