A shepherd holding a flute attempts to peep under the skirts of a young woman with a spindle. Watteau borrowed this erotic motif from an etching by Rembrandt and placed it in an evening landscape. Dutch art was greatly admired in France in this period.
Specifications
| Title | Evening landscape with spinner |
|---|---|
| Material and technique | Oil on canvas |
| Object type |
Painting
> Painting
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
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| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Width 66 cm Height 55 cm |
|---|---|
| Artists |
Painter:
Jean Antoine Watteau
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| Accession number | 2588 (OK) |
| Credits | Acquired with the collection of D.G. Van Beuningen, 1958 |
| Department | Old Masters |
| Acquisition date | 1958 |
| Creation date | in 1713 - 1717 |
| Collector | Collector / D.G. van Beuningen |
| Internal exhibitions |
De collectie als tijdmachine (2017) Lievelingen (2024) |
| External exhibitions |
Antoine Watteau (1684-1721). De muziekles (2013) Antoine Watteau - drawings (2016) Watteau (2017) Boijmans bij de Buren - Meesterlijk! (2019) |
| Research |
Show research Alma |
| Material | |
| Object | |
| Geographical origin | France > Western Europe > Europe |
All about the artist
Jean Antoine Watteau
Valenciennes 1684 - Nogent-sur-Marne 1721
Jean-Antoine Watteau was a French rococo painter. He received lessons from Gillot - between 1704 and 1705 - and from Claude Audran, between 1707 and 1708....
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