Self Portrait
Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin
(November 2, 1699 - December 6, 1779)
Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin (November 2, 1699 - December 6, 1779) was an 18th-century French painter. He is considered a master of still life.
Chardin was born in Paris, the son of a cabinetmaker, and rarely left the city. He lived on the Left Bank near Saint-Sulpice until 1757, when Louis XV granted him a studio and living quarters in the Louvre.
Chardin entered into a marriage contract with Marguerite Saintard in 1723, whom he did not marry until 1731. He served apprenticeships with the history painters Pierre-Jacques Cazes and Noel-Nicholas Coypel, and in 1724 became a master in the Academie de Saint-Luc.
Still Life with a Basket of Peaches, White and Black Grapes with Cooler and Wineglass, c.1759
Still Life of Kitchen Utensils
Classical Figure
A Basket Of Peaches
Still Life With Copper Cauldron And Eggs
Still Life with Fruit and Wine Bottle
Game Still-Life with Hunting Dog c. 1730
A "Lean Diet" with Cooking Utensils
Still Life with a Bottle of Olives, 1760
A Game of Billiards, c.1720-26
Still-life with Silver Beaker, Fruit and Bottles on a Table
Rabbit and Copper Pot c.1739-40