The Chord by Jean-Antoine Watteau

The Chord by Jean-Antoine Watteau

• Localisation : The Caroline Room
• Année de création :Circa 1715
• Artiste :Jean-Antoine Watteau

Description

This painting has often been compared to that held by the Metropolitan Museum in New York, showing Mezzetino, a commedia dell’arte character, playing the guitar. It is true that musicians and actors have a prominent place in Watteau’s work. The delicate colours of this unclassifiable early 18th century artist’s refined painting inspire melancholy and the gentle pleasures of life.