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Jean Baptiste Siméon Chardin
(2nd Nov, 1699 - 6th Dec, 1779)
La Fontaine de cuivre
Credit:
Photo (C) RMN-Grand Palais / Stéphane Maréchalle
musée du Louvre
http://www.louvre.fr
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Keywords:
soup ladle
drinking fountain
bucket
faucet
jug (earthenware)
still life
water
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About the artwork
Title:
La Fontaine de cuivre
Periods:
18th century
modern age
XVIIIth century
Techniques:
oil on wood
Dimensions:
285 x 230
Inventory number:
MI1037
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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