Watteau

American  

[wo-toh, va-toh] / wɒˈtoʊ, vaˈtoʊ /

noun

1. Jean Antoine 1684–1721, French painter.

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Watteau British  

/ ˈwɒtəʊ, vato /

noun

1. Jean-Antoine (ʒɑ̃ ɑ̃twan). 1684–1721, French painter, esp of fêtes champêtres

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Example Sentences

Carriera, who was one of the most fashionable artists of her day, created portraits of many notable figures, including Louis XV of France, English author Horace Walpole and French painter Antoine Watteau.

From BBC

Watteau was consulting him for tuberculosis — sadly, to no avail: The artist died, at 36, the following summer.

From Washington Post

Watteau’s bodies, leaning into one another, huddled on benches or picnicking on the grass, speak a delicate language of love — and so do the dancers in “No Tomorrow.”

From Washington Post

“I later realized he got it from Watteau. Paul was very educated visually.”

From New York Times

So Morisot’s rendering of the cascading folds of Edma’s dress feels like an homage to Watteau’s indelible, 18th century pictures of young women in loose gowns seen from behind.

From Washington Post