Les mondes de Watteau
From March 8
to June 15, 2025
Musée Condé – Château de Chantilly
Cabinet d’arts graphiques
60500 Chantilly
The collections of the Duke of Aumale preserved at the Musée Condé, Château de Chantilly, include a set of ten works by Antoine Watteau (1684-1721).
Taken together, these six drawings and four paintings offer both a complementary and varied overview of the different facets of the artist’s work.
Antoine Watteau, Jeune femme assise à terre, circa 1715,
red chalk, 20,3 x 19,3, Chantilly, musée Condé,
copyright GrandPalaisRmn – Domaine de Chantilly-Thierry Ollivier
By bringing together loans around these works to reconstruct the genesis of certain paintings, to create a dialogue between different treatments of the same subject by the artist, or to compare the approaches he adopted successively, the exhibition aims to immerse visitors in The Worlds of Watteau through five sections:
- Portraits
- After the Masters
- Views of the Contemporary World
- Theater Fashion and Costumes
- Fêtes Galantes
The Musée Condé has restored its masterpieces and gathered exceptional loans showcasing the artist at the height of his powers. With contributions from leading specialists, the exhibition presents new discoveries and immerses us in the genesis of his most enigmatic compositions, revealing his sources of inspiration, technique, and intended effects.
Général curator
Mathieu Deldicque, Chief Heritage Curator, Director of the Musée Condé
Scientific Curators
Axel Moulinier and Baptiste Roelly
