Pierrot (Watteau)
Jean-Antoine Watteau · 1718
The story
Pierrot, formerly known as Gilles, is a life-size oil-on-canvas painting by the French artist Antoine Watteau, created between 1718 and 1719. Noted for its scale, the piece measures 184.5 x 149.5 cm and is the only life-size figure Watteau has represented. The painting depicts a variety of actors with the traditional commedia dell'arte character Pierrot in a still, frontal pose. The work has been part of the Louvre's collection since it was bequeathed in 1869.
- Artist
- Jean-Antoine Watteau
- Date
- 1718
- Collection
- Louvre, Paris, France
- Movement
- Rococo
- Medium
- oil paint, canvas
- Size
- 184.5 × 149.5 cm
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