PAINTER
Jean-Antoine Watteau
1684 - 1721
Jean-Antoine Watteau
Jean-Antoine Watteau (UK: , US: , French: [ʒɑ̃ ɑ̃twan vato]; baptised 10 October 1684 – died 18 July 1721) was a French painter and draughtsman whose brief career spurred the revival of interest in colour and movement, as seen in the tradition of Correggio and Rubens. He revitalized the waning Baroque style, shifting it to the less severe, more naturalistic, less formally classical, Rococo. Watteau is credited with inventing the genre of fêtes galantes, scenes of bucolic and idyllic charm, suffused with a theatrical air. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jean-Antoine Watteau has received more than 395,240 page views. His biography is available in 63 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 61 in 2019). Jean-Antoine Watteau is the 101st most popular painter (down from 88th in 2019), the 305th most popular biography from France (down from 261st in 2019) and the 29th most popular French Painter.
Jean-Antoine Watteau is most famous for his paintings of scenes of aristocratic life.
Memorability Metrics
400k
Page Views (PV)
71.08
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
63
Languages Editions (L)
9.33
Effective Languages (L*)
3.50
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PAINTERS
Among painters, Jean-Antoine Watteau ranks 101 out of 2,023. Before him are Andrei Rublev, Max Ernst, Mark Rothko, Antonio da Correggio, Lisa del Giocondo, and Filippo Lippi. After him are Sofonisba Anguissola, Bronzino, William-Adolphe Bouguereau, Vittore Carpaccio, Matthias Grünewald, and Claude Lorrain.
Most Popular Painters in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAndrei Rublev
1360 - 1428
HPI: 71.80
Rank: 95
Max Ernst
1891 - 1976
HPI: 71.49
Rank: 96
Mark Rothko
1903 - 1970
HPI: 71.46
Rank: 97
Antonio da Correggio
1489 - 1534
HPI: 71.33
Rank: 98
Lisa del Giocondo
1479 - 1542
HPI: 71.15
Rank: 99
Filippo Lippi
1406 - 1469
HPI: 71.11
Rank: 100
Jean-Antoine Watteau
1684 - 1721
HPI: 71.08
Rank: 101
Sofonisba Anguissola
1535 - 1625
HPI: 71.04
Rank: 102
Bronzino
1503 - 1572
HPI: 71.00
Rank: 103
William-Adolphe Bouguereau
1825 - 1905
HPI: 70.94
Rank: 104
Vittore Carpaccio
1465 - 1526
HPI: 70.94
Rank: 105
Matthias Grünewald
1480 - 1528
HPI: 70.84
Rank: 106
Claude Lorrain
1600 - 1682
HPI: 70.72
Rank: 107
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1684, Jean-Antoine Watteau ranks 2. Before him is Catherine I of Russia. After him are Ludvig Holberg, Maria Barbara Bach, Francesco Durante, Tokugawa Yoshimune, Charles Alexander, Duke of Württemberg, Johann Gottfried Walther, Jean-Baptiste van Loo, Robert Maynard, Kimpa Vita, and Edward Vernon. Among people deceased in 1721, Jean-Antoine Watteau ranks 2. Before him is Pope Clement XI. After him are Alexander Selkirk, Mary Read, Charles Vane, Anton Florian, Prince of Liechtenstein, Marguerite Louise d'Orléans, Louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, Johann Christoph Bach, Rudolf Jakob Camerarius, Pierre Daniel Huet, and Elihu Yale.
Others Born in 1684
Go to all RankingsCatherine I of Russia
POLITICIAN
1684 - 1727
HPI: 77.13
Rank: 1
Jean-Antoine Watteau
PAINTER
1684 - 1721
HPI: 71.08
Rank: 2
Ludvig Holberg
WRITER
1684 - 1754
HPI: 66.96
Rank: 3
Maria Barbara Bach
COMPANION
1684 - 1720
HPI: 63.48
Rank: 4
Francesco Durante
COMPOSER
1684 - 1755
HPI: 61.80
Rank: 5
Tokugawa Yoshimune
POLITICIAN
1684 - 1751
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 6
Charles Alexander, Duke of Württemberg
NOBLEMAN
1684 - 1737
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 7
Johann Gottfried Walther
COMPOSER
1684 - 1748
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 8
Jean-Baptiste van Loo
PAINTER
1684 - 1745
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 9
Robert Maynard
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1684 - 1751
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 10
Kimpa Vita
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1684 - 1706
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 11
Edward Vernon
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1684 - 1757
HPI: 54.08
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1721
Go to all RankingsPope Clement XI
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1649 - 1721
HPI: 73.13
Rank: 1
Jean-Antoine Watteau
PAINTER
1684 - 1721
HPI: 71.08
Rank: 2
Alexander Selkirk
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1676 - 1721
HPI: 67.70
Rank: 3
Mary Read
PIRATE
1695 - 1721
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 4
Charles Vane
PIRATE
1680 - 1721
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 5
Anton Florian, Prince of Liechtenstein
POLITICIAN
1656 - 1721
HPI: 61.57
Rank: 6
Marguerite Louise d'Orléans
NOBLEMAN
1645 - 1721
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 7
Louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow
COMPANION
1667 - 1721
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 8
Johann Christoph Bach
COMPOSER
1671 - 1721
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 9
Rudolf Jakob Camerarius
BIOLOGIST
1665 - 1721
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 10
Pierre Daniel Huet
PHILOSOPHER
1630 - 1721
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 11
Elihu Yale
POLITICIAN
1649 - 1721
HPI: 52.52
Rank: 12
In France
Among people born in France, Jean-Antoine Watteau ranks 305 out of 6,770. Before him are Louis, Grand Dauphin (1661), Françoise d'Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon (1635), François Mauriac (1885), Jacques de Molay (1243), Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau (1749), and John I of France (1316). After him are François de La Rochefoucauld (1613), René Goscinny (1926), Emmanuel Joseph Sieyès (1748), William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1825), Constantine II (316), and Chlothar I (498).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsLouis, Grand Dauphin
POLITICIAN
1661 - 1711
HPI: 71.27
Rank: 299
Françoise d'Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon
COMPANION
1635 - 1719
HPI: 71.26
Rank: 300
François Mauriac
WRITER
1885 - 1970
HPI: 71.20
Rank: 301
Jacques de Molay
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1243 - 1314
HPI: 71.18
Rank: 302
Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau
WRITER
1749 - 1791
HPI: 71.11
Rank: 303
John I of France
POLITICIAN
1316 - 1316
HPI: 71.09
Rank: 304
Jean-Antoine Watteau
PAINTER
1684 - 1721
HPI: 71.08
Rank: 305
François de La Rochefoucauld
WRITER
1613 - 1680
HPI: 71.00
Rank: 306
René Goscinny
COMIC ARTIST
1926 - 1977
HPI: 71.00
Rank: 307
Emmanuel Joseph Sieyès
POLITICIAN
1748 - 1836
HPI: 70.96
Rank: 308
William-Adolphe Bouguereau
PAINTER
1825 - 1905
HPI: 70.94
Rank: 309
Constantine II
POLITICIAN
316 - 340
HPI: 70.82
Rank: 310
Chlothar I
POLITICIAN
498 - 561
HPI: 70.80
Rank: 311
Among PAINTERS In France
Among painters born in France, Jean-Antoine Watteau ranks 29. Before him are Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun (1755), Berthe Morisot (1841), Jean-Honoré Fragonard (1732), Honoré Daumier (1808), Francis Picabia (1879), and Paul Signac (1863). After him are William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1825), Claude Lorrain (1600), Hyacinthe Rigaud (1659), Georges de La Tour (1593), Gustave Moreau (1826), and Jean Fouquet (1420).
Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun
1755 - 1842
HPI: 72.77
Rank: 23
Berthe Morisot
1841 - 1895
HPI: 72.73
Rank: 24
Jean-Honoré Fragonard
1732 - 1806
HPI: 72.65
Rank: 25
Honoré Daumier
1808 - 1879
HPI: 72.63
Rank: 26
Francis Picabia
1879 - 1953
HPI: 71.95
Rank: 27
Paul Signac
1863 - 1935
HPI: 71.85
Rank: 28
Jean-Antoine Watteau
1684 - 1721
HPI: 71.08
Rank: 29
William-Adolphe Bouguereau
1825 - 1905
HPI: 70.94
Rank: 30
Claude Lorrain
1600 - 1682
HPI: 70.72
Rank: 31
Hyacinthe Rigaud
1659 - 1743
HPI: 70.57
Rank: 32
Georges de La Tour
1593 - 1652
HPI: 70.56
Rank: 33
Gustave Moreau
1826 - 1898
HPI: 69.48
Rank: 34
Jean Fouquet
1420 - 1480
HPI: 69.17
Rank: 35