Dance, Kiss who you Wish

Musée du Louvre-Lens

NOW CLOSED

Parties and pleasures in the time of Madame de Pompadour

This exhibition pays tribute to the genre of the “Fête galante”, popularised by Antoine Watteau (1684-1721), which experienced undeniable success across France and Europe throughout the Enlightenment.

Responding to a thirst for freedom and the relaxation of morals during the Régence period, this theme proclaimed the joy of living, the delights of love, the alchemy of feelings and the need to see and be seen.

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(1642), Rembrandt

Le Joueur de flûte ou L’Espiègle (1642), Rembrandt © RMN-GP (musée du Louvre) / Tony Querrec

(1717), Antoine Watteau

Pèlerinage à l’île de Cythère (1717), Antoine Watteau © Musée du Louvre, Dist. RMN-GP / Angèle Dequier

(c. 1765), Great Britain, made in Chelsea

La leçon de musique (c. 1765), Great Britain, made in Chelsea © Victoria and Albert Museum

Nicolas Lancret

Le Baisser de rideau, Nicolas Lancret © RMN-GP (musée du Louvre) / Stéphane Maréchalle

François Boucher

Jeune homme assis à terre, François Boucher © RMN-GP (musée du Louvre) / Gérard Blot

(1779), Francisco de Goya

La Balançoire (1779), Francisco de Goya © Madrid, Museo Nacional del Prado