Who painted “Pierrot”?

“Pierrot” was painted by Jean-Antoine Watteau in 1718. Where to see it: Louvre.

What to look for

Rococo: Baroque before it is darker, heavier and more serious; Neoclassicism after it is sober, linear and moral.

Jean-Antoine Watteau (baptised 10 October 1684 – died 18 July 1721) was a French painter and draughtsman whose brief career spurred the revival of interest in colour and movement, as seen in the tradition of Correggio and Rubens. Wikipedia

Test yourself: a round on Jean-Antoine Watteau

More by Jean-Antoine Watteau

“The Embarkation for Cythera”, 1717
“La Boudeuse”, 1718
“Actors of the Comedie-Francaise”, 1710s
“The Dreamer”, 1713
“The Shop Sign of Gersaint”, 1720
“The Chord”, 1715
“Nymph and Satyr”, 1716
“The Worried Lover”, 1715