Art Institute of Chicago
The Dreamer (La Rêveuse)
Jean Antoine Watteau (French, 1684–1721)
- Date
- 1712–14
- Medium
- Oil on panel
- Culture
- France
- Department
- Painting and Sculpture of Europe
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
The traditional title of this small painting, The Dreamer , derives from an engraving made after it, which was intended for sale to a wider audience. The work is one of a number of small figure paintings by Jean-Antoine Watteau in which the subject’s clothing was inspired by contemporary theater. Here, the woman wears a pseudo-Turkish costume, which reflects the Western European vogue for Turkish culture (“turquerie”) at that time. Watteau’s uniquely delicate, sensitive, and intimate style influenced a number of other painters throughout the 18th century.
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