return from Cythera

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"Return from Cythera" is an alternative title or interpretive label for Antoine Watteau’s famous Rococo painting "L’Embarquement pour Cythère," highlighting the ambiguity over whether its elegantly dressed lovers are arriving at or departing from the mythical island of Cythera.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf painting title
alternativeTitleOf L’Embarquement pour Cythère NERFINISHED
The Embarkation for Cythera NERFINISHED
appliedToVersionOf Watteau’s Cythera compositions NERFINISHED
associatedWithArtMovement Rococo NERFINISHED
associatedWithPeriod early 18th century French painting
contrastsWithTitle Embarkation for Cythera NERFINISHED
describesAmbiguityOf arrival or departure from Cythera
impliesNarrativeOf departure from Cythera
language English
refersToMythologicalPlace Cythera NERFINISHED
refersToWorkBy Antoine Watteau NERFINISHED
subjectMatter elegantly dressed lovers
mythical island of Cythera
usedInArtHistoryAs interpretive label

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