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Jean Baptiste Siméon Chardin
(2nd Nov, 1699 - 6th Dec, 1779)
Autoportrait aux bésicles
1771
Credit:
Photo (C) RMN-Grand Palais (musée du Louvre) / Michel Urtado
musée du Louvre
http://www.louvre.fr
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Keywords:
Jean Baptiste Siméon Chardin
spectacles
painter (in action)
personnalité des Beaux-Arts
three-quarter right view
self-portrait
scarf
old age
portrait of a man
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About the artwork
Title:
Autoportrait aux bésicles
Periods:
18th century
modern age
Techniques:
pastel
blue paper
grey paper
Dimensions:
460 x 380
Inventory number:
INV25206-recto
Location:
musée du Louvre
About the author(s)
Author:
Jean Baptiste Siméon Chardin
Also known as:
Jean-Baptiste Siméon Chardin
Jean Simeon Chardin
Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin
Jean-Baptiste Chardin
Born:
2nd Nov, 1699
Dead:
6th Dec, 1779
Country:
France
See more about this author on Wikipedia:
Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin
(French:
[ʃaʁdɛ̃]
; 2 November 1699 – 6 December 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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