Watteau, music, and theater edited by Katharine Baetjer ; with an introduction by Pierre Rosenberg and an essay by Georgia J. Cowart

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Watteau, Antoine, 1684-1721, artist.

Baetjer, Katharine, editor.

Rosenberg, Pierre, writer of introduction.

Cowart, Georgia, writer of added commentary.

Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Watteau, Antoine, 1684-1721--Exhibitions.

Watteau, Antoine, 1684-1721--Criticism and interpretation.

Watteau, Antoine, 1684-1721.

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

Arts, French--France--Paris--18th century--Exhibitions.

Music in art--Exhibitions.

Theater in art--Exhibitions.

Arts, French.

Music in art.

Painting, French.

Theater in art.

France--Paris.

Genre:

Exhibition catalogues

Exhibition catalogs

Art criticism

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 145 pages) illustrations (chiefly color), facsimiles, portraits

Place of Publication:

New York The Metropolitan Museum of Art New Haven Yale University Press [2009]

Summary:

Focusing on both the visual and performing arts, Watteau, Music, and Theater explores the rich connections between painting and theater at a time when Louis XIV had reigned in France for some six decades. Jean-Antoine Watteau (French, 1684-1721) and other early eighteenth-century French artists are central to this time of lush artistry. This volume delves into the fascinating developments in music and theater that took place in Paris after the young Watteau arrived in the vibrant French capital. Framed by an introduction by Pierre Rosenberg de l'Académie française, Honorary President-Director of the Musée du Louvre, Paris, and a companion essay by Georgia J. Cowart, Watteau's influence on culture and art during this time period is unquestionable. Fifteen major paintings by Watteau and a number of his drawings demonstrate the ways in which the painter's vision reflects his involvement with actors, musicians, and the stage. The works discussed range from enchanting single figures to animated assemblages of players from the French and Italian theatrical tradition. (Adapted from publisher's description.)

Contents:

Chronology Some modest reflections on Jean-Antoine Watteau (1684-1721) Pierre Rosenberg The musical theater in Watteau's Paris Georgia J. Cowart

Notes:

Issued in conjunction with an exhibition held September 22-November 29, 2009, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Includes bibliographical references and index

Print version record

Other Format:

Print version Watteau, music, and theater

OCLC:

1084298365