Who created "The Italian Comedians"?

The Italian Comedians was created by Antoine Watteau in probably 1720.

When was "The Italian Comedians" created?

This artwork was created probably 1720.

What medium is "The Italian Comedians"?

The Italian Comedians is oil on canvas.

Is "The Italian Comedians" in the public domain?

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

The Italian Comedians

Antoine Watteau

probably 1720

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

overall: 63.8 × 76.2 cm (25 1/8 × 30 in.) framed: 94.62 × 107 × 13.65 cm (37 1/4 × 42 1/8 × 5 3/8 in.)

Classification

Painting

Department

Museum

National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Credit

Samuel H. Kress Collection

Accession Number

1946.7.9

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 Italian Comedians

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