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Jean Baptiste-Simeon Chardin

Jean Baptiste-Simeon Chardin (1699 - 1779) was active/lived in France.  Jean Chardin is known for Common object still life, figure and genre painting.

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Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin 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.

Chardin was born in Paris, the son of a cabinetmaker, and rarely left the city. He lived on the Left Bank near Saint-Sulpice until 1757, when Louis XV granted him a studio and living quarters in the Louvre.

Chardin entered into a marriage contract with Marguerite Saintard in 1723, whom he did not marry until 1731. He served apprenticeships with the history painters Pierre-Jacques Cazes and Noël-Nicolas Coypel, and in 1724 became a master in the Académie de Saint-Luc.

According to one nineteenth-century writer, at a time when it was hard for unknown painters to come to the attention of the Royal Academy, he first found notice by displaying a painting at   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 10745 characters.]  Artist bio

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Facts about Jean Baptiste-Simeon Chardin

   Jean Baptiste-Simeon Chardin  Born:  1699 - Paris, France
Died:   1779 - Paris, France
Known for:  Common object still life, figure and genre painting

Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin 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.

Chardin was born in Paris, the son of a cabinetmaker, and rarely left the city. He lived on the Left Bank near Saint-Sulpice until 1757, when Louis XV granted him a studio and living quarters in the Louvre.

Chardin entered into a marriage contract with Marguerite Saintard in 1723, whom he did not marry until 1731. He served apprenticeships with the history painters Pierre-Jacques Cazes and Noël-Nicolas Coypel, and   ...  Displaying 750 of 10745 characters.

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