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| Reclining Nude, c. 1713-17 Jean-Antoine Watteau French, 1684-1721 Oil on panel painted surface: 5-1/2 x 6-3/4 in. (14 x 17.1 cm); panel: 6 x 6-7/8 in. (15.2 x 17.5 cm) The Norton Simon Foundation F.1972.12.P © 2012 The Norton Simon Foundation On view Watteau was received into the Royal Academy as a "painter of 'fêtes galantes,'" a designation designed especially for him. His paintings are unique for their suggestion of mood, particularly the transitory sensations of love and melancholy. The subtle, erotic grace of this reclining nude is one in which he took obvious delight. View Provenance
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