Dublin Core
Title
Pierrot
Subject
person; people; donkey; statue; forest; trees; sky; green; red; yellow; grey; black; white
Description
A large person in a white outfit stands in a small clearing surrounded by trees. Four people kneel below the standing person so only their upper bodies are visible, and they look at a donkey that is at the same level as them. A statue stands in the trees on the right side of the composition.
Creator
Jean-Antoine Watteau (1684-1721)
Born: October 10, 1684 (Valenciennes, Netherlands, now France)
Died: July 18, 1721 (age 36 years) (Nogent-sur-Marne, France)
Born: October 10, 1684 (Valenciennes, Netherlands, now France)
Died: July 18, 1721 (age 36 years) (Nogent-sur-Marne, France)
Source
11959, Visual Resources Library, EL
Date
circa 1718-1719
Rights
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Relation
The Louvre (French)
Format
Art Form: Painting
Material: oil on canvas
Measurements: 6 1/10 x 4 9/10 ft.
Material: oil on canvas
Measurements: 6 1/10 x 4 9/10 ft.
Type
18th century