French painter of the Rococo era Jean-Antoine Watteau was born, October 10, 1684 in the Flemish town of Valenciennes which had recently passed from the Spanish Netherlands to France. ❦ Watteau was a French painter 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 … Continue reading Jean-Antoine Watteau [1684-1721]