Chardin, Jean Baptiste Simeon
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.