The Scale of Love

The Scale of Love

Artist: Jean-Antoine Watteau (French, 1684 - 1721)

Original Dimensions: 20" x 23 1/2"

Location: National Gallery of Art, London

About Artwork: (Probably 1717-8) "This picture is a fine example of Watteau’s work on an intimate scale. The title The Scale of Love (La Gamme d’Amour) comes from a print of it made several years after his death. It may be a reference to the musical scale, to the various stages of flirting and seduction, or to the music which facilitates these. The word gamme had other secondary meanings, such as knowledge, ability and custom, perhaps reinforcing the notion here of love or seduction as a skill. The sculpted bust is possibly Pythagoras, who is credited with discovering a musical scale based upon a mathematical ratio. Watteau may have chosen the man’s fantasy theatrical costume to poetically distance the scene from his own time. The painting shows his skill in composition and as a colourist, with its warm harmonies of pink, red and russet brown." - (National Gallery of Art, London)

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