Watteau at work : La surprise / Emily A. Beeny, Davide Gasparotto, Richard Rand.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Beeny, Emily A., contributor.

Gasparotto, Davide, contributor.

Rand, Richard, contributor.

Watteau, Antoine, 1684-1721.

J. Paul Getty Museum, host institution, issuing body.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Watteau, Antoine, 1684-1721. Surprise--Exhibitions.

Watteau, Antoine.

Watteau, Antoine, 1684-1721--Exhibitions.

Watteau, Antoine, 1684-1721.

Painting, French--18th century--Exhibitions.

Painting, French.

Genre:

Exhibition catalogs.

Physical Description:

x, 76 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm

Other Title:

Surprise, Watteau in Los Angeles.

Place of Publication:

Los Angeles : J. Paul Getty Museum, [2021]

Summary:

"A close look at Jean Antoine Watteau's painting La Surprise, his methods and techniques, and the genre of the fête galante"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Jean Antoine Watteau, three hundred years later / Richard Rand

Rediscovering a masterpiece : Watteau's La Surprise / Davide Gasparotto

Quelle surprise! Watteau in Los Angeles / Emily A. Beeny

Plates.

Notes:

Issued on the occasion of the exhibition "La Surprise": Watteau in Los Angeles, on view at the J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center, Los Angeles, from November 23, 2021, to February 20, 2022.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Watteau at work.

ISBN:

9781606067352

1606067354

OCLC:

1246627262