Mezzetin

COLLECTION NAME:

The AMICA Library

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AMICO~1~1

The AMICA Library

Collection

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AMICA ID:

MMA_.34.138

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MMA_.34.138

AMICA ID

false

AMICA Library Year:

2000

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2000

AMICA Library Year

false

Object Type:

Paintings

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Paintings

Object Type

false

Creator Name:

Watteau, Jean Antoine

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Watteau, Jean Antoine

Creator Name

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Creator Nationality:

European; French

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European; French

Creator Nationality

false

Creator Role:

Artist

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Artist

Creator Role

false

Creator Dates/Places:

French, 1684-1721

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French, 1684-1721

Creator Dates/Places

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Creator Name-CRT:

Jean Antoine Watteau

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Jean Antoine Watteau

Creator Name-CRT

false

Title:

Mezzetin

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Mezzetin

Title

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View:

Full View

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Full View

View

false

Creation Date:

probably 1718-20

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probably 1718-20

Creation Date

false

Creation Start Date:

1718

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1718

Creation Start Date

false

Creation End Date:

1720

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1720

Creation End Date

false

Materials and Techniques:

Oil on canvas

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Oil on canvas

Materials and Techniques

false

Dimensions:

21 3/4 x 17 in. (55.2 x 43.2 cm)

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21 3/4 x 17 in. (55.2 x 43.2 cm)

Dimensions

false

AMICA Contributor:

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

AMICA Contributor

false

Owner Location:

New York, New York, USA

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New York, New York, USA

Owner Location

false

ID Number:

34.138

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34.138

ID Number

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Credit Line:

Munsey Fund, 1934

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Munsey Fund, 1934

Credit Line

false

Rights:

http://www.metmuseum.org/

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<a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/"target="_new">http://www.metmuseum.org/</a>

Rights

false

Context:

Mezzetin, whose name means "half-measure," was one of the stock characters of Italian commedia dell'arte. He could be a deceived or a deceiving husband, and could serve his master with devotion or take bribes and betray him. This representation of the character in his moment of ardor has the effect of a moving performance on the stage. The statue of a female figure with its back turned may imply the reaction of Mezzetin's unseen listener. The painting, usually dated 1718-20, belonged to Watteau's friend Jean de Jullienne. The artist's treatment of the silk costume and the garden background influenced Thomas Gainsborough (1727-1788), who knew paintings by Watteau in British collections.

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<P>Mezzetin, whose name means "half-measure," was one of the stock characters of Italian commedia dell'arte. He could be a deceived or a deceiving husband, and could serve his master with devotion or take bribes and betray him. This representation of the character in his moment of ardor has the effect of a moving performance on the stage. The statue of a female figure with its back turned may imply the reaction of Mezzetin's unseen listener. The painting, usually dated 1718-20, belonged to Watteau's friend Jean de Jullienne. The artist's treatment of the silk costume and the garden background influenced Thomas Gainsborough (1727-1788), who knew paintings by Watteau in British collections.</P>

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