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Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin, The Artists
Portrait of Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin

Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin was a French artist born on November 2, 1699. Chardin contributed to the Baroque and Rococo movements and died on December 6, 1779.

Still Life With Cat and Fish, Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin

Still Life With Cat and Fish 1728

Soap Bubbles, Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin

Soap Bubbles 1733 – 1734

The Attributes of the Arts and the Rewards Which Are Accorded Them, Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin

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

Johannes Vermeer, The ArtistsPortrait of Johannes Vermeer

Johannes Vermeer

Can you cheat at art?

1632 – 1675
Giovanni Battista Piranesi, The ArtistsPortrait of Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Making a living from etchings

1720 – 1778
Giovanna Garzoni, The ArtistsPortrait of Giovanna Garzoni

Giovanna Garzoni

Travel, socialize, paint lemons and beans

1600 – 1670
William Hogarth, The ArtistsPortrait of William Hogarth

William Hogarth

A printmaker analyzes taste — and beauty comes out on top

1697 – 1764
Adélaïde Labille-Guiard, The ArtistsPortrait of Adélaïde Labille-Guiard

Adélaïde Labille-Guiard

Clearing the way for women

1749 – 1803
Marguerite Gérard, The ArtistsPortrait of Marguerite Gérard

Marguerite Gérard

1761 – 1837
16011800

Canaletto

William Hogarth

Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin

François Boucher

The Family of Nainsukh

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