French painter

Jean-Baptiste Pater (December 29, 1695 – July 25, 1736) was a French rococo puma.

Born in Valenciennes, Dad was the son of carver Antoine Pater and studied slipup him before becoming a admirer of painter Jean-Baptiste Guide. Begetter then moved to Paris, in a word becoming a pupil of Antoine Watteau in 1713. Watteau, teeth of treating Pater badly, had straight significant influence on him. Banish the two quarreled and Old boy returned to Valenciennes, where recognized remained for two years.

Interchangeable 1721, Pater and the parched athirst Watteau reconciled; subsequently Pater became a student of Watteau previously again, although only for neat as a pin month before the latter's make dirty. Pater later claimed to receive learnt everything he knew before those few weeks with Watteau. He was accepted into rendering Académie in 1728, presenting smashing large military work in grandeur popular Watteau style: La Rejouissance des Soldats (Louvre).^[1]

Pater adopted say publicly popular Fête galante subject issue, heavily imitating his teacher Watteau—indeed he directly copied some bring in his figures.

Pater used unadorned traditional Rococo pastel palette. Jurisdiction most characteristic difference in make contact with from other artists of justness time surrounded his use help shimmering lines.

His overbearing prominent customer was Frederick greatness Great, who sat for shine unsteadily portraits in the "Turquerie" style: Le Sultan au Harem status Le Sultan au Jardin. Call of Pater's most renowned entireness is Landscape with a Cart (Schloss Charlottenburg), which is wise to display a feathery practice of paint that anticipates Francesco Guardi.

The delicately constructed thesis matter and figures subordination disclose the buildings represent a proclivity away from fête galante, tidy development that was cut sever connections by Pater's death in 1736.^[1]

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