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Fête gallante

French Rococo painter Antoine Watteau was born on October 10, 1684. He was born in humble, provincial circumstances and lived a short, illness-plagued life, yet his influence on European art was enormous. Watteau invented the fête gallante (fet galahnt) or … Continue reading

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