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Chardin, shahr DAN, Jean Baptiste Simeon (1699-1779), is now regarded as one of the great French painters of the 1700's. Chardin was born on Nov. 2, 1699, in Paris, and he lived there all his life, content to paint the common scenes and objects of daily life. The Cardplayer (1737) and Grace Before Meat (1740) are excellent examples of Chardin's early style.
Vigee-Lebrun, Elisabeth, vee zhay luh BRUHN, ay lee za BEHT (1755-1842), was one of the most fashionable portrait painters in France before the… More>>
Corot, Camille, kaw ROH, ka MEE yuh (1796-1875), was a French landscape and figure painter. His work formed an artistic bridge between the… More>>
Rouault, Georges, roo OH, zhawrzh (1871-1958), was a French artist. He was a deeply religious man with strong moral convictions, and his works show… More>>
Greuze, gruz, Jean Baptiste (1725-1805), was a French painter known for his scenes of moral family life. His paintings reflected the rising… More>>
Gauguin, goh GAN, Paul (1848-1903), was a French artist. Gauguin developed an original, personal, decorative style of painting. In his best-known… More>>
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