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style of Jean-Antoine WatteauJean-Antoine Watteau 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. WikipediaBorn: October 10, 1684, Valenciennes, FranceDied: July 18, 1721 (age 36 years), Nogent-sur-Marne, FranceKnown for: Painting and drawingPeriod: Rococo