Jean Antoine Watteau

Rococo is also referred to as Late Baroque artistic movement and style in the 18th century. Which affected several aspects of the arts. It shows an aristocracy form of art, and rather than heroes or martyrs, love and romance were considered to be better subjects. The style was characterized by a free will, graceful movement, playful use of line and delicate colours.

Fete in a Park, 1718

Jean-Antoine Watteau was a french painter (1684-1721), is often reffered to as the greatest of Rococo painters, who demonstrates the elegance of this style. Little is known about the artist early life. His art come to reflect the French aristocracy of the 18th century which is known as the Rococowhich is somwtimes considered a final phase of the Baroque period. In his famous oil on canvas ''Fete in a Park'', which was done in 1718 which now is found in The Wallace Collection in London. He chose dream and ideal which helped to mould the fashion we call Rococo. The qualities of Watteau's art the delicacy of his brushwork, and the refinement of his colour harmonies, are not easily revealed in reproductions.