The Golden Age Jean-Baptiste Joseph Pater French Pater was the only official student of Antoine Watteau (1684–1721), who pioneered subjects of overgrown gardens populated by well-dressed men and women engaged in amorous pursuits. In this exceptionally well-preserved painting, Pater uses Watteau’s painting technique, figural poses, and overall mood, but gives the subject a twist by depicting children at play: note the hobbyhorse and pinwheel. Ange Laurent de La Live de Jully (1725–1779), one of the most important eighteenth-century collectors of contemporary French art, once owned this painting
The Golden Age Jean-Baptiste Joseph Pater French Pater was the only official student of Antoine Watteau (1684–1721), who pioneered subjects of overgrown gardens populated by well-dressed men and women engaged in amorous pursuits. In this exceptionally well-preserved painting, Pater uses Watteau’s painting technique, figural poses, and overall mood, but gives the subject a twist by depicting children at play: note the hobbyhorse and pinwheel. Ange Laurent de La Live de Jully (1725–1779), one of the most important eighteenth-century collectors of contemporary French art, once owned this painting and valued it highly enough to make his own etching after The Golden Age 437258
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