Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin was a French painter who mainly painted still lifes and genres during his career during the Roccoco movement. Baptiste was born in Paris and never strayed far from home. We don’t have much information about his education, but we know he worked with Pierre-Jacques Cazes until 1724. Though he got accepted into the Academy of Saint Luc in 1724, Baptiste’s career didn’t kick off until 1728 when he became a member of the Royal Academy of Painting.
Today, Baptiste’s work is highly appreciated and looked at as some of the best still-life paintings. I appreciate Batiste’s style in art due to his immense detail when it comes to his still life work. Most of his pieces also include symbolism to show the amount of personal loss he suffered in his personal life. These symbols include things such as bubbles and precariously balanced objects. His juxtaposition of such sad and somber topics in scenes from everyday life is what separates him from other Rococo artists.
Sources:
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jean-Baptiste-Simeon-Chardin
The Ray (Chardin) – Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › The_Ray_(Chardin)
Saying Grace (Chardin) – Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Saying_Grace_(Chardin)
Boy with a Spinning-Top – Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Boy_with_a_Spinning…
Chardin Artworks & Famous Paintings – The Art Storyhttps://www.theartstory.org › artist › artworks
Paige,
Not bad work on Chardin here! You have some personal thoughts about the work but perhaps a bit more historical background would help. That said I’m giving you a 2/2 on you first two posts.
Jeff