Pierrot Content

Pierrot content is one of a group of early works by Watteau in which the artist developed the theme of the fête galante that would be so highly appreciated during the 18th century. The phrase was used by the Académie in 1712 to describe the works presented by Watteau, for which a new term had to be coined. It has been suggested that precedents for scenes of this type includes Medieval scenes of ga…