Fête galante

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Fête galante (French pronunciation: [fɛt ɡalɑ̃t], lit. 'courtship party') is a category of painting specially created by the French Academy in 1717 to describe Antoine Watteau's (1684–1721) variations on the theme of the fête champêtre, which featured figures in ball dress or masquerade costumes disporting themselves amorously in parkland settings.

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Image: Jean-Antoine Watteau, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.