Book Description
Charming yet scholarly, this book explores the work of the French artist Jean Baptiste Simon Chardin, who brought a breath of fresh air to 18th-century painting. His masterful sense of color and light filled his simple domestic interiors and delicate renderings of still lifes with a profound humanism. A major Chardin exhibition opens in June 2000 at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. 126 illustrations, 86 in full color, 5 x 7"
Chardin: An Intimate Art FROM THE PUBLISHER
This new book explores Chardin's life and works, the development of his style, and his impact on later artists. It brings together his most influential paintings and pastels, as well as little-known works. Pierre Rosenberg, director of the Louvre and an authority on Chardin, and Helene Prigent have created a book that is a celebration of one of France's treasures.
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