Jean-Antoine Watteau and the Fêtes Galantes (1709–1721)

1. Watteau returns to Valenciennes (brief stay)

   Jan 1, 1709Labels: Valenciennes

   • Britannica
   • Cythera

2. Early Cythera composition establishes key motif

   Jan 1, 1710Labels: Cythera motif

   • Cythera

3. Approved (agréé) by Royal Academy

   Jul 30, 1712Labels: Acad mie

   • WatteauCircle

4. Louis XIV dies; Regency taste shifts

   Sep 1, 1715Labels: Louis XIV

   • Britannica
   • F te galante

5. Paints "Les Plaisirs du bal" (The Pleasures of the Ball)

   Jan 1, 1716Labels: Les Plaisirs

   • Plaisirs

6. Paints "L’Indifférent" (The Indifferent Man)

   Jan 1, 1717Labels: L Indiff

   • Indifferent
   • Louvre

7. Watteau received into Academy with Cythera painting

   Aug 28, 1717Labels: P lerinage, Acad mie

   • Louvre
   • NationalGallery
   • WatteauCircle

8. Produces Berlin variant of the Cythera subject

   Jan 1, 1718Labels: Cythera variant, Charlottenburg Palace

   • Cythera

9. Paints "Pierrot" (formerly known as "Gilles")

   Jan 1, 1718Labels: Pierrot

   • Louvre

10. Paints "Fêtes Vénitiennes"

    Jan 1, 1718Labels: F tes

    • NatGalleries
    • FetesVen

11. Paints "Mezzetin" (commedia dell’arte single figure)

    Jan 1, 1718Labels: Mezzetin

    • Met

12. Travels to London during declining health

    Jan 1, 1720Labels: London

    • Britannica
    • WebMuseum

13. Paints "L’Enseigne de Gersaint" shop sign

    Jan 1, 1720Labels: L Enseigne

    • Enseigne
    • WatteauAbc

14. Death of Jean-Antoine Watteau

    Jul 18, 1721Labels: Nogent-sur-Marne, Jean-Antoine Watteau

    • Britannica
    • WebMuseum