May and June (part of a set illustrating the months of the year)

Antoine Watteau

second quarter 18th century · Oil on canvas; wood frame, painted yellow and gilded · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

One of a set of panels (22.225.1–.6) which probably formed a set of decoration for a room. Each panel represents two months of the year, depicting astrological signs and occupations appropriate to the seasons. May and June are represented by a fête champêtre, above, and a shepherdess, below.

Artist

Antoine Watteau

Date

second quarter 18th century

Medium

Oil on canvas; wood frame, painted yellow and gilded

Culture

French

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1922