{"product_id":"the-fair-at-bezons","title":"The Fair at Bezons","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist: \u003c\/strong\u003eJean-Baptiste Joseph Pater (French, 1695–1736)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal Dimensions: \u003c\/strong\u003e42\" x 56\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLocation:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout Artwork: \u003c\/strong\u003e(ca. 1733) \"\u003cspan\u003ePater’s painting, already described as his masterpiece in the eighteenth century, depicts an annual fair held on the outskirts of Paris with some 170 different figures. During a period when popular entertainment regularly influenced high culture, the fair at Bezons inspired a play, a ballet-pantomime, and several artworks. People from all classes enjoy the festivities, food, and informal entertainments, which include musicians and a performing monkey on stage. The idyllic, make-believe atmosphere derives from the work of Antoine Watteau, who himself had looked to fair scenes by Peter Paul Rubens. The dancer at center may be Marie-Anne Botot d’Angeville, a famous comic actress; behind her to the left is Pierrot, a stock character from the Italian \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ecommedia dell’arte\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e often found in paintings by Watteau.\" - (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.metmuseum.org\/art\/collection\/search\/437257\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"The Metropolitan Museum of Art New York - The Fair at Bezons\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eThe Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jean-Baptiste Joseph Pater","offers":[{"title":"No Size Selected (Select a Size)","offer_id":49887815008499,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Replica Size (42\" x 56\")","offer_id":49887815041267,"sku":null,"price":3646.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Signature Size (15 1\/2\" x 20 5\/8\")","offer_id":49887815074035,"sku":null,"price":695.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Classic Size (19\" x 25 3\/8\")","offer_id":49887815106803,"sku":null,"price":895.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Gallery Size (23 1\/4\" x 31\")","offer_id":49887815139571,"sku":null,"price":1295.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Statement Size (30\" x 40 1\/8\")","offer_id":49887815172339,"sku":null,"price":1995.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Grand Size (36\" x 48\")","offer_id":49887815205107,"sku":null,"price":2795.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Estate Size (42 3\/8\" x 56 5\/8\")","offer_id":49887815237875,"sku":null,"price":3695.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Museum Size (50 7\/8\" x 67 7\/8\")","offer_id":49887815270643,"sku":null,"price":4995.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0827\/5738\/6483\/files\/TheFairatBezons.jpg?v=1784352961","url":"https:\/\/commissionedpaintings.com\/products\/the-fair-at-bezons","provider":"Commissioned Paintings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}