The Embarkation for Cythera
Painting by Jean-Antoine Watteau
The Embarkation for Cythera is a painting by the French painter Jean-Antoine Watteau.
It is also known as Voyage to Cythera and Pilgrimage to the Isle of Cythera. Watteau submitted this work to the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture as his... Wikipedia
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The painting portrays a "fête galante"; an amorous celebration or party enjoyed by the aristocracy of France during the Régence after the death of Louis XIV, ...
The painting focuses on three couples who are embarking on a journey to the mythical island of Cythera, where Aphrodite, the goddess of love, was said to have ...
With its fantastical setting and lovers' dance, this painting introduced a new genre: the “fête galante.”