Schneider, Pierre

The world of Watteau : 1684-1721 / Pierre Schnieder - New York : Time Incorporated , 1967 - 191 p. : illus. ; 32 cm - Time-Life Books .

An age of extravagance -- The young man from Flanders -- Painter of "Fêtes Galantes" -- Capturing the golden moment -- "Only his palette was rosy" -- The reign of a royal favorite -- Society's many faces -- A glittering era fades -- Chronology of artists.

Surveys the life, works and times of Antoine Watteau, the greatest painter of 18th century France.


Translated from French to English


Watteau, Jean Antoine (, 1684-1721)


Criticism and interpretation
Painting
Art, French

REF 760.0924 WAT