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The Chord
- Localisation : The Caroline Room
- Année de création :Circa 1715
- Artiste :Jean-Antoine Watteau
Description
This painting has often been compared to that held by the Metropolitan Museum in New York, showing Mezzetino, a commedia dell’arte character, playing the guitar. It is true that musicians and actors have a prominent place in Watteau’s work. The delicate colours of this unclassifiable early 18th century artist’s refined painting inspire melancholy and the gentle pleasures of life.
