Dancers in a Pavilion
1724
unspecified
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
About the artist
Artist
Jean-Baptiste Pater
Jean-Baptiste Pater (December 29, 1695 – July 25, 1736) was a French rococo painter.
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unspecified
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dancers in a Pavilion is a 1724 unspecified by Jean-Baptiste Pater, a Baroque work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
You see a group of finely dressed men and women lounging in a garden pavilion, chatting, flirting, and listening to music. Pater painted these scenes after his teacher, Watteau, died. He copied Watteau’s style so well that buyers couldn’t always tell the difference. The soft light and fluttering fabrics make the party feel light and easy—like a dream of aristocratic life. Look up the subject: france, 18th century.
Jean-Baptiste Pater was the sole student of the early 18th-century artist Antoine Watteau (1684–1721). Upon Watteau's death, Pater finished some of his teacher's compositions and copied them for reproduction. Due to this association, Pater was in the position to capitalize on the popularity of the fête galante genre invented by Watteau. This genre was based on the fêtes held by the aristocracy to escape the tedium of life at the French court, and depict the same amusements: conversation, music, dance, and the pursuit of love. Dancers in a Pavilion is a pastiche of several works by Watteau.…
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Jean-Baptiste Pater (December 29, 1695 – July 25, 1736) was a French rococo painter.
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