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Like his illustrious master, Watteau, Jean-Baptiste Pater specialized in <em>fêtes galantes</em>, paintings that featured elegantly attired men and women in bucolic settings engaged in decorously amorous play. Also like his teacher, Pater worked out his preliminary ideas in red chalk studies. During the 17th century, guitar virtuosos from Italy and Spain made their way to the court of Louis XIV, and by the 18th century, the instrument had become integrated into French culture of gallantry and featured prominently in fêtes galantes.
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114157
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The Guitarist
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114157
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drawing
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The Guitarist
description
Like his illustrious master, Watteau, Jean-Baptiste Pater specialized in <em>fêtes galantes</em>, paintings that featured elegantly attired men and women in bucolic settings engaged in decorously amorous play. Also like his teacher, Pater worked out his preliminary ideas in red chalk studies. During the 17th century, guitar virtuosos from Italy and Spain made their way to the court of Louis XIV, and by the 18th century, the instrument had become integrated into French culture of gallantry and featured prominently in fêtes galantes.
date
1720s
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CC0
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CC0
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en
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Q80006814
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1927
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Drawing
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1
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France, 18th century
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1933.416
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red chalk
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The Guitarist, 1720s. Jean-Baptiste Pater (French, 1695–1736). Red chalk. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1933.416
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DR - French
didYouKnow
Jean-Baptiste Pater worried excessively about his finances and made a prolific number of artworks as a result, with the intention of selling them.
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Dudley P. Allen Fund
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2026-05-29 06:00:00.705000
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114157
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Drawings
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DR - French
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red chalk
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male
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