Thursday, October 29, 2026

Jean-Siméon Chardin
(November 2, 1699 – December 6, 1779)
 
Jean 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.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Siméon_Chardin



 Self portrait
1775
Pastel on blue-grey paper mounted on a canvas stretcher 
30 x 52.5 cm
The Louvre, Paris
https://collections.louvre.fr/ark:/53355/cl020011335
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