In 1905 Pablo Picasso created what some call his finest masterpiece, known as Family of Acrobats. This piece is now on display in the Chester Dale Collection of the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC. The Saltimbanque family was originally made in Paris, France. Even much earlier, around 1720, the painter Antoine Watteau created a painting known as The Italian Comedians. He painted this piece during his career in theater. Although this piece was created in Italy, The Italian Comedians is now within the Chester Collection in the National Gallery of Art. Although both artists came from two very different time periods and had different lives, they both allowed entertainment to influence and to be used in their work. Picasso went through various periods throughout his career while creating this painting, he was in his Rose Period. During this period his painting style would change color. In addition to the quality of the lines, some argue that this painting foreshadows his Cubist movement through the use of lines. For this painting his style became more expressive and he increased the use of warmer colors. The quality of the line would also bring about a change in its appearance. Furthermore, the style in which he is presented, his character would become more confident. For example, each character in Family of Saltimbanques feels whole within the piece, as if one character were to leave, the painting would essentially collapse. In comparison, Watteau's paintings also have this same confident character style where if a character were present in the painting they would collapse into substance. He also uses warm colors for his painting. In fact the color seems to bring the characters to life. Watteau also uses line in his paintings. Some... half of the paper... features of his paintings. In conclusion we can see that even artists from distant worlds can still find inspiration from unlikely subjects. Watteau comes from the theater. Picasso comes from the street. Both artists not only showed their era in their art, but also themselves and others. Even when it comes to entertainment it seems no artist can escape the idea of ​​shaping their worlds in their artwork. Furthermore, both showed not only the similarities but also the differences of their era and the way art was viewed. Works Cited “In Your Eyes.” In your eyes. Np, nd Web. 14 May 2014."The models of Picasso's pink period: the Acrobat family." National Center for Biotechnology Information. United States National Library of Medicine, nd Web. May 13, 2014. "National Gallery of Art." The age of Watteau, Chardin and Fragonard. Np, nd Web. May 14 2014.