PATER, Jean Baptiste Joseph
(b. 1695, Valenciennes, d. 1736, Paris)

Gathering of Actors of the Comédie-Italienne in a Park

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Oil on canvas, 24 x 32 cm
Musée du Louvre, Paris

Pater specialized in small scenes, depicting the occupations of high society. Although he borrowed Watteau's thematic repertory and style, he does not attain the universal, poetic dimension of his work.