Antoine Watteau, 18th century - May and June (part of a set illustrating the months of the year) - fine art print

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Description from the museum's website (© - by The Metropolitan Museum of Art - www.metmuseum.org)

One of a set of panels (22.225.1–.6) which probably formed a set of decoration for a room. Each panel represents two months of the year, depicting astrological signs and occupations appropriate to the seasons. May and June are represented by a fête champêtre, above, and a shepherdess, below.

Work of art details

Artwork title: "May and June (part of a set illustrating the months of the year)"
Classification of the artpiece: painting
Umbrella term: contemporary art
Artwork century: 18th century
Painted on: oil on canvas; wood frame, painted yellow and gilded
Artwork original dimensions: Overall: 119 × 55 1/4 in (302,3 × 140,3 cm)
Museum: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Location of museum: New York City, New York, United States of America
Website Museum: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
License type: public domain
Courtesy of: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1922
Creditline: Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1922

Artist information

Artist name: Antoine Watteau
Gender: male
Nationality of artist: French
Jobs: painter
Home country: France
Artist category: old master
Styles of the artist: Rococo
Lifetime: 37 years
Year born: 1684
City of birth: Valenciennes
Year of death: 1721
Place of death: Nogent-sur-Marne

The product

Product type: art copy
Reproduction method: digital reproduction
Production technique: UV direct print (digital printing)
Origin of the product: made in Germany
Type of stock: production on demand
Product usage: art reproduction gallery, art print gallery
Artwork orientation: portrait alignment
Aspect ratio: 1 : 2 length to width
Implication: the length is 50% shorter than the width
Available choices: acrylic glass print (with real glass coating), poster print (canvas paper), canvas print, metal print (aluminium dibond)
Canvas print (canvas on stretcher frame) options: 20x40cm - 8x16", 30x60cm - 12x24", 40x80cm - 16x31", 50x100cm - 20x39", 60x120cm - 24x47", 80x160cm - 31x63", 90x180cm - 35x71"
Acrylic glass print (with real glass coating) sizes: 20x40cm - 8x16", 30x60cm - 12x24", 40x80cm - 16x31", 50x100cm - 20x39", 60x120cm - 24x47", 80x160cm - 31x63", 90x180cm - 35x71"
Poster print (canvas paper) sizes: 30x60cm - 12x24", 40x80cm - 16x31", 50x100cm - 20x39", 60x120cm - 24x47"
Dibond print (alumnium material) sizes: 20x40cm - 8x16", 30x60cm - 12x24", 40x80cm - 16x31", 50x100cm - 20x39", 60x120cm - 24x47"
Art print framing: without frame

Product materials our customers can pick from

For every fine art print we offer different materials & sizes. The following sizes and materials are the options we offer you for individualization:

  • Glossy acrylic glass print: A glossy acrylic glass print, which is often labelled as a UV print on plexiglass, will convert the original work of art into great décor and forms a good alternative option to dibond and canvas fine art prints. The real glass coating protects your custom fine art print against sunlight and external influences for up to 60 years.
  • Aluminium dibond (metal print): This is a metal print manufactured on aluminium dibond material with an outstanding effect of depth. The Aluminium Dibond Print is the perfect start to art reproductions produced on aluminum. For the Direct Aluminium Dibond print, we print your chosen artpiece on the surface of the aluminum material. The bright & white parts of the artpiece shine with a silky gloss but without the glare. Colors are bright and luminous, fine details are crisp, and you can perceive the matte appearance of the surface.
  • The poster print (canvas material): The Artprinta poster is a UV printed sheet of flat canvas with a fine structure on the surface, that reminds the actual artwork. Please note, that depending on the absolute size of the poster we add a white margin of approximately 2-6 cm round about the painting, which facilitates the framing with your custom frame.
  • Canvas: A canvas print is a printed canvas mounted on a wood frame. A canvas creates the special effect of three-dimensionality. Canvas Prints have the advantage of being low in weight, which means that it is easy and straightforward to hang up the Canvas print without the support of extra wall-mounts. Canvas prints are suitable for all kinds of walls.

The painting May and June (part of a set illustrating the months of the year) was painted by the rococo painter Antoine Watteau. The masterpiece was made with the dimensions of Overall: 119 × 55 1/4 in (302,3 × 140,3 cm) and was painted with the technique oil on canvas; wood frame, painted yellow and gilded. It is in the the digital collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, New York, United States of America. With courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1922 (public domain license). : Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1922. Moreover, alignment of the digital reproduction is portrait and has a ratio of 1 : 2, which implies that the length is 50% shorter than the width. Antoine Watteau was a painter, whose style can mainly be assigned to Rococo. The Rococo painter lived for a total of 37 years and was born in the year 1684 in Valenciennes and died in the year 1721.

Legal disclaimer: We try what we can in order to describe our products as closely as we can and to exhibit them visually in our shop. Please bear in mind that the colors of the printing material, as well as the imprint might diverge slightly from the image on your monitor. Depending on the screen settings and the condition of the surface, not all color pigments can be printed as realisitcally as the digital version depicted here. In view of the fact that all art prints are printed and processed by hand, there may as well be minor variations in the motif's exact position and the size.

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