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Jean-Antoine Watteau
The Pleasures of the Ball
ca. 1716
Dulwich Picture Gallery, London
"Watteau, Music and Theater"
Metropolitan Museum of Art
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PARADISE ISLAND
by N.F. Karlins



When was the last time you enjoyed a painting that was sexy, odd and hilarious all at once? Just visit the all-round wonderful show "Watteau, Music, and Theater" at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Sept. 21-Nov. 29, 2009, and look for The Surprise by the Rococo artist, Jean-Antoine Watteau (1684-1721).

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