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The Embarkation for Cythera ("L'embarquement pour Cythère") is a painting by the French painter Jean-Antoine Watteau. It is also known as Voyage to Cythera and Pilgrimage to the Isle of Cythera. Watteau submitted this work to the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture as his reception piece in 1717. The painting is now in the Louvre, Paris.
Pilgrimage to Cythera, oil painting created by French Rococo artist Antoine Watteau and presented in 1717 to the Académie Royale as his reception piece. Acclaimed as one of his finest works, it also established the new genre of paintings of fêtes galantes.
Interpretation of Pilgrimage to Cythera. A masterpiece of 18th century French painting, this work by the French Rococo painter Jean-Antoine Watteau, which is also known as The Embarkation for Cythera or Pilgrimage to the Island of Cythera, exists in three variants.
Dec 6, 2023 · Dr. Steven Zucker: [0:04] We’re in the Louvre in Paris, and we’re looking at one of the great 18th century French paintings, “Pilgrimage to Cythera,” by Watteau. Dr. Beth Harris: [0:12] Here we are, looking at a Rococo painting.
Feb 21, 2021 · Pilgrimage to Cythera by Jean-Antoine Watteau is one of the most important pieces of art in the 18th century. It took 5 years to complete (1717) and was Watteau’s submission to get into the French Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture.
Oct 10, 2022 · Jean-Antoine Watteau (1684–1721) was the most influential French painter of the 18th century. His painting Pilgrimage to the Isle of Cythera captures the frivolity and sensuousness of Rococo painting, but it also captures the stages and growing nature of love. Let us explore a Watteau masterpiece, let us explore a Rococo romance.
Embarkation for Cythera. Date of Creation: 1717. Alternative Names: Pilgrimage to Cythera, Voyage to Cythera, Pilgrimage on the Isle of Cythera. Height (cm): 129.00. Length (cm): 194.00.
Oct 19, 2021 · The Embarkation for Cythera ("L'Embarquement pour Cythère") is a painting by the French painter Jean-Antoine Watteau. It is also known as Voyage to Cythera and Pilgrimage to the Isle of Cythera. Watteau submitted this work to the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture as his reception piece in 1717. The painting is now in the Louvre in Paris.
We see garlands of flowers and then you can see the oarsmen of the boat. They're ready to take these couples either to or from Cythera. I tend to think that they're going to Cythera because Watteau has made an effort to show us a destination.
His reception piece, Pilgrimage to the Isle of Cythera (Musée du Louvre, Paris), was finally submitted to the Academy in 1717. It depicted amorous couples on the mythical island of Cythera, in various stages of their metaphoric “journey” of love.
