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Why did Antoine Watteau leave Pierre Crozat’s residence?

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Watteau, Antoine: Mezzetin — Antoine Watteau *Mezzetin*, oil on canvas by Antoine Watteau, 1718–20; in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. 55.2 × 43.2 cm.

Antoine Watteau left the residence of the financier Pierre Crozat primarily out of a desire for personal freedom. Although he departed from his patron's home, the two remained friends. Following his departure, Watteau chose to live in seclusion and solitude, a period during which he produced many of his masterpieces, including his famous fêtes galantes.1