Watteau at Work: La Surprise Spring Eqiunox starting with its roots in

starting with its roots in the 1870s in the craft museum type

and more recent archaeological discoveries at the site

This ornate necklace features an Egyptian scarab from the Getty Museum collection

Drawn from a wide range of works in the Getty Museum’s permanent collection

make indelible impressions

Watteau at Work: La Surprise Spring Eqiunox starting with its roots inEmily A. Beeny, Davide Gasparotto, and Richard Rand Marking the three hundredth anniversary of Jean Antoine Watteaus death, this publication takes a close, revealing look at his recently rediscovered painting La Surprise. The painting La Surprise by Jean Antoine Watteau (16841721) belongs to a new genre of painting invented by the artist himselfthe fte galante. These works, which show graceful open air gatherings filled with scenes of courtship, music