Art History Series: The Watteau Dress

L'Enseigne de Gersaint c.1720 Antoine Watteau

Antoine Watteau - one of the most influential artists of the 18th century painted so many pictures of the aristocracy in nature and theatrical scenes that he created a whole new genre, which I wrote about in another post - fête galantes. What I find to be even more fascinating is that he depicted a number of ladies in lovely dresses, which were later called the Watteau Dress - this is a delicate cut, with loose fabrics falling from the back, at first with a loose waist, which later tightens and passes into robe à l'anglaise.

His paintings, in which aristocrats calmly enjoy music or walks in the park, become an ideal for society, and for me personally, the connection between all forms of art is very strong and interesting to observe. Watteau managed to influence fashion, music, architecture and many artists in his wake. Delightful, isn't it?

Regards,

Julia

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