The Embarkation for Cythera (1717) by Jean-Antoine Watteau @AmuzeArt
The Embarkation for Cythera (1717) by Jean-Antoine Watteau  @AmuzeArt
Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Amuze Art Lecture 225: A detailed discussion of The Embarkation for Cythera, of which the French artist Jean-Antoine Watteau (1684-1721) painted three versions between 1710 and 1719.

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Chapters
0:00 Intro
1:36 Cythera
3:32 History
6:15 Fun Facts

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Music: Little Prelude and Fugue by Sir Cubworth
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