Antoine Watteau Masters of French Art (Ciltli); Meister der französischen Kunst

"It has always seemed to me strange that the artis who created these figures, which leap and dance around him, was himself a morose and misanthropie character. He withdrew entirely into his own worlf of color; his imagination became cheerfuk and merry as soon as he picked up a brush. I have often felt deeply grateful to him for his romances, his dance tunes, his delightful drinking songs, often, after looking at his paintings, I have felt that the movement of life around me was sweeter." (Arka Kapak)