Georg Philipp Telemann vs Jean-Antoine Watteau
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Compare the life timelines of Georg Philipp Telemann (1681–1767) and Jean-Antoine Watteau (1684–1721) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 37 years, from 1684 to 1721.
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Georg Philipp Telemann (1681–1767)
- — Born in Magdeburg, Brandenburg-Prussia Verified
- — Enrolled at Leipzig University and founded a collegium musicum Verified
- — Appointed Kapellmeister at the court of Sorau Verified
- — Served as Konzertmeister and Kapellmeister in Eisenach Verified
- — Death of his first wife Amalie Louise Eberlin Verified
- — Became city music director in Frankfurt am Main Verified
- — Appointed music director of Hamburg's five main churches Verified
- — Declined the Leipzig Thomaskantor post Verified
- — Launched the music periodical Der getreue Music-Meister Verified
- — Died in Hamburg Verified
Jean-Antoine Watteau (1684–1721)
- — Born in Valenciennes Verified
- — Moved to Paris Verified
- — Worked in the studio of Claude Gillot Verified
- — Worked with the decorative painter Claude Audran III at the Luxembourg Palace Verified
- — Won second place in the Prix de Rome competition Verified
- — Received into the Royal Academy with the Pilgrimage to Cythera Verified
- — Traveled to London, possibly to consult the physician Richard Mead Verified
- — Painted the shop sign of the art dealer Gersaint (L'Enseigne de Gersaint) Verified
- — Died of tuberculosis at Nogent-sur-Marne Verified