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The Embarkation for Cythera
is a painting by the French artist
Jean-Antoine Watteau
, who submitted this work to the
Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture
as his
reception piece
in 1717. It portrays a
fête galante
, an amorous celebration enjoyed by the French aristocracy during the
Régence
. Such romantic themes are reflected in the title;
Cythera
was thought to be the birthplace of the Greek goddess of love,
Aphrodite
. The painting is now in the
Louvre
in
Paris
.
Painting:
Jean-Antoine Watteau
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