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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

Diego Velázquez, The ArtistsPortrait of Diego Velázquez

Diego Velázquez

The apex of Baroque portraiture

1599 – 1660
Trophime Bigot, The Artists

Trophime Bigot

Candle Master

1579 – 1650
Joseph Wright of Derby, The ArtistsPortrait of Joseph Wright of Derby

Joseph Wright of Derby

The birth of science out of fire

1734 – 1797
Rosalba Carriera, The Artists

Rosalba Carriera

Pastel portraits keep you looking young and fresh

1673 – 1757
Adélaïde Labille-Guiard, The ArtistsPortrait of Adélaïde Labille-Guiard

Adélaïde Labille-Guiard

Clearing the way for women

1749 – 1803
François Boucher, The ArtistsPortrait of François Boucher

François Boucher

1703 – 1770
16011800

Canaletto

William Hogarth

Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin

François Boucher

The Family of Nainsukh

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