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Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin - Saying Grace

Saying Grace

Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin (French, 1699 - 1779)
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The Artist died in 1779 so this work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries where the copyright term is the Artist's life plus 70 years or fewer.

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.

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.

Chardin's work had little in common with the Rococo painting that dominated French art in the 18th century. At a time when history painting was considered the supreme classification for public art, Chardin's subjects of choice were viewed as minor categories. He favored simple yet beautifully textured still lifes, and sensitively handled domestic interiors and genre paintings. Simple, even stark, paintings of common household items (Still Life with a Smoker's Box) and an uncanny ability to portray children's innocence in an unsentimental manner (Boy with a Top [right]) nevertheless found an appreciative audience in his time, and account for his timeless appeal.

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The Attentive Nurse

The Attentive Nurse (1747)

Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin (French, 1699 - 1779)
The Monkey Antiquarian

The Monkey Antiquarian (1740)

Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin (French, 1699 - 1779)
Study of a Seated Man

Study of a Seated Man (1720–1725)

Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin (French, 1699 - 1779)
Nature morte au chaudron de cuivre

Nature morte au chaudron de cuivre (1735)

Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin (French, 1699 - 1779)
Attributes of the Painter

Attributes of the Painter (ca. 1725–27)

Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin (French, 1699 - 1779)
The Washerwoman

The Washerwoman

Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin (French, 1699 - 1779)
Still Life with a ray-fish, a basket of onions, eggs, cheese, a green jug and a copper pot

Still Life with a ray-fish, a basket of onions, eggs, cheese, a green jug and a copper pot

Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin (French, 1699 - 1779)
The Kitchen Maid

The Kitchen Maid (1738)

Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin (French, 1699 - 1779)
The Silver Tureen

The Silver Tureen (ca. 1728–30)

Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin (French, 1699 - 1779)
Still Life with Peaches, a Silver Goblet, Grapes, and Walnuts

Still Life with Peaches, a Silver Goblet, Grapes, and Walnuts (about 1759–1760)

Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin (French, 1699 - 1779)
The Attributes of the Arts and the Rewards Which Are Accorded Them

The Attributes of the Arts and the Rewards Which Are Accorded Them (1766)

Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin (French, 1699 - 1779)
Marmite de cuivre, choux-fleurs et égrugeoir avec son pilon sur un entablement

Marmite de cuivre, choux-fleurs et égrugeoir avec son pilon sur un entablement

Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin (French, 1699 - 1779)
The White Tablecloth

The White Tablecloth (1731-32)

Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin (French, 1699 - 1779)
Still Life with Ray and Basket of Onions

Still Life with Ray and Basket of Onions (1731)

Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin (French, 1699 - 1779)
A mallard and a bitter orange

A mallard and a bitter orange

Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin (French, 1699 - 1779)
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