Jean-Baptiste Pater, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Jean-Baptiste Pater

French painter

Date of Birth: 29-Dec-1695

Place of Birth: Valenciennes, Hauts-de-France, France

Date of Death: 25-Jul-1736

Profession: painter

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Jean-Baptiste Pater

  • Jean-Baptiste Pater (December 29, 1695 – July 25, 1736) was a French rococo painter. Born in Valenciennes, Pater was the son of sculptor Antoine Pater and studied under him before becoming a student of painter Jean-Baptiste Guide.
  • Pater then moved to Paris, briefly becoming a pupil of Antoine Watteau in 1713.
  • Watteau, despite treating Pater badly, had a significant influence on him.
  • However the two quarreled and Pater returned to Valenciennes, where he remained for two years.
  • In 1721, Pater and the dying Watteau reconciled; subsequently Pater became a student of Watteau once again, although only for a month before the latter's death.
  • Pater later claimed to have learnt everything he knew during those few weeks with Watteau.
  • He was accepted into the AcadĂ©mie in 1728, presenting a large military work in the popular Watteau style: La Rejouissance des Soldats (Louvre). Pater adopted the popular FĂȘte galante subject matter, heavily imitating his teacher Watteau—indeed he directly copied some of his figures.
  • Pater used a traditional Rococo pastel palette.
  • His most characteristic difference in style from other artists of the time surrounded his use of shimmering lines.
  • His most prominent customer was Frederick the Great, who sat for two portraits in the "Turquerie" style: LeSultan au Harem and Le Sultan au Jardin.
  • One of Pater's most renowned works is Landscape with a Cart (Schloss Charlottenburg), which is considered to display a feathery application of paint that anticipates Francesco Guardi.
  • The delicately constructed subject matter and figures subordination to the buildings represent a movement away from fĂȘte galante, a development that was cut short by Pater's death in 1736.

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