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The Scale of Love

probably 1717–18

Antoine Watteau

Material / technique
Oil on canvas
Attribution / role
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Collection / source
National Gallery — Jean-Antoine Watteau

Artwork notes

Music and ambiguous gestures connect several people without explaining every relationship.

Materials, marks and colour

Artist-wide context; individual works may differ.

Media and surface

Paintings, figure drawings and etched designs served different stages of making.

Marks and structure

Light, broken touches soften poses while small gestures carry the story.

Palette and light

Warm flesh and fabrics sit within softer greens and atmospheric landscape.

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