Watteauesque

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Etymology

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Watteau +‎ -esque

Adjective

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Watteauesque (comparative more Watteauesque, superlative most Watteauesque)

  1. Reminiscent of the works of the French painter Jean-Antoine Watteau (1684–1721), who revitalized the waning baroque style and painted scenes of bucolic and idyllic charm, suffused with a theatrical air.