Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin Facts for Kids

Self-portrait, 1771, pastel, Musée du Louvre, Paris

Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin ( November 2, 1699 – December 6, 1779) was an 18th-century French painter. He is considered a master of still life, and is also noted for his genre paintings which depict kitchen maids, children, and domestic activities. Carefully balanced composition, soft diffusion of light, and granular impasto characterize his work.

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Jar of Apricots (1758), oil on canvas, 57 x 51 cm., Art Gallery of Ontario
The Sliced Melon (1760), oil on canvas, 57 x 52 cm., Louvre
Enameled box and other objects painted after the style of Chardin
Dead Rabbit and Hunting Gear (ca. 1727), oil on canvas., 81 x 65 cm., Louvre
The Ray (1727), oil on canvas, 114.5 x 146 cm., Louvre
Glass Flask and Fruit (ca. 1728), oil on canvas, 55.7 x 46 cm., Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe
The Attributes of Exploration (1731), oil on canvas, 141 x 219 cm., Musée Jacquemart-André
Sealing the Letter (1733), oil on canvas, 146 x 147 cm., Schloss Charlottenburg
Soap Bubbles (ca.1733-1734), oil on canvas, 93 x 74.6 cm., National Gallery of Art
The Drawing Lesson (ca. 1734), oil on canvas, 41 × 47 cm., Tokyo Fuji Art Museum
The Draftsman (1737), oil on canvas, 80 x 65 cm., Louvre
Woman Cleaning Turnips (ca. 1738), oil on canvas, 46.2 x 37 cm., Alte Pinakothek
The Return from the Market (1738–39), oil on canvas, 47 x 38 cm., Louvre
The Governess (1739), oil on canvas, 47 x 38 cm., National Gallery of Canada
Portrait of Auguste Gabriel Godefroy (1741), oil on canvas, 64.5 x 76.5 cm., São Paulo Museum of Art
Saying Grace (1744), oil on canvas, 50 x 38 cm., Hermitage Museum
The Attentive Nurse (1747), oil on canvas, 46.2 x 37 cm., National Gallery of Art
The Good Education (ca. 1753), oil on canvas, 43 x 47.3 cm., Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
The Preparations of a Lunch (1756), oil on canvas, 38 × 46 cm., Musée des Beaux-Arts de Carcassonne
A Basket of Wild Strawberries (ca, 1760), oil on canvas, 38 x 46 cm., private collection
La Brioche (1763), oil on canvas, 47 x 56 cm., Louvre
Basket of Plums (1765), oil on canvas, 32.4 x 41.9 cm., Chrysler Museum of Art
Still Life with Attributes of the Arts (1766), oil on canvas, 112 x 140.5 cm., Hermitage Museum
Basket of Peaches, with Walnuts, Knife and Glass of Wine (1768), oil on canvas, 32 x 39 cm., Louvre
Still Life with Fish and Vegetables (1769), oil on canvas, 68.6 x 58.4 cm., J. Paul Getty Museum

Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin facts for kids

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