Daily Archives: July 9, 2013

L'Enseigne de Gersaint

The painting  L'Enseigne de Gersaint was made by  Jean-Antoine Watteau at the end of 1720 for his friend and art dealer Gersaint. It was originally as the gift to his good friend for decoration. The painter only used one week for completion. This … Continue reading

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Diana Getting Out of Her Bath

Diana was Artemis in the Greek myth and also the moon goddess and Artemis. She was the daughter of Zeus and Leto, also the twin sisters of Apollo. Two nude figures were in the painting; the right one was Diana … Continue reading

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