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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

Judith Leyster, The Artists

Portrait of Judith Leyster

Judith Leyster

Jovial portraitist forgotten for 200 years

Anthony van Dyck, The Artists

Portrait of Anthony van Dyck

Anthony van Dyck

Dandies, divas, and cavalier style

Diego Velázquez, The Artists

Portrait of Diego Velázquez

Diego Velázquez

The apex of Baroque portraiture

François-Thomas Germain, The Artists

Portrait of François-Thomas Germain

François-Thomas Germain

A disgraced silversmith, last of a dynasty

Adélaïde Labille-Guiard, The Artists

Portrait of Adélaïde Labille-Guiard

Adélaïde Labille-Guiard

Clearing the way for women

Anna Dorothea Therbusch, The Artists

Portrait of Anna Dorothea Therbusch

Anna Dorothea Therbusch

16011800

Canaletto

William Hogarth

Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin

François Boucher

The Family of Nainsukh

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