The country dance

Watteau, Jean-Antoine (1684-1721) (after a work of)


Item type:
painting
Date of creation:
late 18th century
Diameter:
21.6 cm  (8 1/2 in.)
Technique / Medium:
oil on wood
School:
French

    Item location

  • Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York)
    [Museum inv. no.: 60.71.20]

Description

A couple dancing a peasant dance surrounded by women, a man, and animals watching them.

Iconclass

43C92
one pair dancing; man and woman dancing as a couple

RIdIM images


Image URLs

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RIdIM record id

3836