Who created "The Cascade"?

The Cascade was created by Antoine Watteau.

Is "The Cascade" in the public domain?

Yes, The Cascade is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

The Cascade

Antoine Watteau

Medium

Oil on wood

Dimensions

Diameter 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm)

Classification

Paintings

Department

European Paintings

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of Lillian S. Timken, 1959

Accession Number

60.71.21

Tags

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About the Artist

Antoine Watteau · 1684–1721

Jean-Antoine Watteau, born in 1684 in Valenciennes to a modest family—his father a roofer named Jean-Philippe Watteau—was the second of four sons who displayed an early passion for art. After initial apprenticeship under local painter Jacques-Albert Gérin, he moved to Paris around 1702, working in workshops copying Flemish and Dutch genre scenes. By 1705, he entered the studio of Claude Gillot, ab...

The Cascade

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