Jean Baptiste Simeon Chardin Grace before a Meal Painting ID:: 386 Jean Baptiste Simeon Chardin1.jpg
Grace before a Meal 1740
Jean Baptiste Simeon Chardin Boy Playing with Cards Painting ID:: 388 Jean Baptiste Simeon Chardin3.jpg
Boy Playing with Cards 1740
Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence
Jean Baptiste Simeon Chardin Girl with Racket and Shuttlecock Painting ID:: 389 Jean Baptiste Simeon Chardin4.jpg
Girl with Racket and Shuttlecock 1740
Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence
Jean Baptiste Simeon Chardin Pipes and Drinking Pitcher Painting ID:: 390 Jean Baptiste Simeon Chardin5.jpg
Pipes and Drinking Pitcher 1737
Musee du Louvre, Paris
Jean Baptiste Simeon Chardin The Return from Market Painting ID:: 391 Jean Baptiste Simeon Chardin6.jpg
The Return from Market 1739
Musee du Louvre, Paris
Jean Baptiste Simeon Chardin Girl Peeling Vegetables Painting ID:: 392 Jean Baptiste Simeon Chardin7.jpg
Girl Peeling Vegetables Pinakothek, Munich
Jean Baptiste Simeon Chardin The Attentive Nurse Painting ID:: 393 Jean Baptiste Simeon Chardin8.jpg
The Attentive Nurse 1738
National Gallery of Art, Washington DC
Jean Baptiste Simeon Chardin The Copper Cistern Painting ID:: 394 Jean Baptiste Simeon Chardin9.jpg
The Copper Cistern 1733
Jean Baptiste Simeon Chardin The House of Cards Painting ID:: 395 Jean Baptiste Simeon Chardin10.jpg
The House of Cards 1741
Jean Baptiste Simeon Chardin The Bird-Organ (mk05) Painting ID:: 20675 new6/Jean Baptiste Simeon Chardin-735999.jpg
The Bird-Organ (mk05) Canvas 19 1/2 x 17''(50 x 43 cm)May have been commissioned from Chardin by Louis XV in 1751 Salon of 1751;collection of the marquis de Vandieres,director of Royal Buildings;acquired in 1985 R.F
Jean Baptiste Simeon Chardin La Pourvoyeuse(The Return from Market) (mk05) Painting ID:: 20676 new6/Jean Baptiste Simeon Chardin-239293.jpg
La Pourvoyeuse(The Return from Market) (mk05) 1739
Canvas 18 1/2 x 15''(47 x 38 cm) Acquired in 1867 M I
Jean Baptiste Simeon Chardin The Ray (mk05) Painting ID:: 20677 new6/Jean Baptiste Simeon Chardin-854486.jpg
The Ray (mk05) Canvas 45 1/4 x 57 1/2''(115 x 146 cm)Reception picture for the Academie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture Collection of the Academie Royale INV 3197
Jean Baptiste Simeon Chardin The Young Draftsman (mk05) Painting ID:: 20678 new6/Jean Baptiste Simeon Chardin-923828.jpg
The Young Draftsman (mk05) 1737
Canvas 31 1/2 x 25 1/2''(80 x 65 cm)Given in 1943;entered the Louvre in 1968 R.F.
Jean Baptiste Simeon Chardin Le Souffleur(Portrait of Joseph Aved,the Painter,Known as A Chemist in His Laboratory) (mk05) Painting ID:: 20679 new6/Jean Baptiste Simeon Chardin-238745.jpg
Le Souffleur(Portrait of Joseph Aved,the Painter,Known as A Chemist in His Laboratory) (mk05) 1734
Canvas 54 1/4 x 41 1/4''(138 x 105 cm)Dated 4 December 1734 and exhibited in the Salons of 1737 and 1753;Bequeathed in 1915 R.F 2169
Jean Baptiste Simeon Chardin Boy with a Top (nk05) Painting ID:: 20680 new6/Jean Baptiste Simeon Chardin-689726.jpg
Boy with a Top (nk05) Canvas 26 1/4 x 30''(67 x 76 cm)Salon of 1738 x;acquired in 1907 R.F 1705
Jean Baptiste Simeon Chardin Le Benedicite (Saying Grace) (mk05) Painting ID:: 20681 new6/Jean Baptiste Simeon Chardin-948282.jpg
Le Benedicite (Saying Grace) (mk05) Canvas,19 1/2 x 15 1/4''(50 x 39 cm)Salon of 1740 collection of Louis XV
Jean Baptiste Simeon Chardin La Mere Laborieuse (The Diligent Mother) (mk05) Painting ID:: 20682 new6/Jean Baptiste Simeon Chardin-523822.jpg
La Mere Laborieuse (The Diligent Mother) (mk05) Canvas,19 1/4 x 15 1/4''(49 x 39 cm)Salon of 1740;collection of Louis XV INV
Jean Baptiste Simeon Chardin The Brioche (mk05) Painting ID:: 20683 new6/Jean Baptiste Simeon Chardin-593938.jpg
The Brioche (mk05) 1763
Canvas,18 1/2 x 22''(47 x 56 cm)Bequest of Dr Louis La Caze 1869 M I
Jean Baptiste Simeon Chardin Portrait of Chardin Wearing an Eyeshade (mk05) Painting ID:: 20685 new6/Jean Baptiste Simeon Chardin-869329.jpg
Portrait of Chardin Wearing an Eyeshade (mk05) 1775
Pastel 18 x 15''(46 x 38 cm)Purchased at auction in 1839 Cabinet des Dessins INV
Jean Baptiste Simeon Chardin Smoking Kit with a Drinking Pot (mk05) Painting ID:: 20687 new6/Jean Baptiste Simeon Chardin-443586.jpg
Smoking Kit with a Drinking Pot (mk05) Canvas ,13 x 16 1/2''(33 x 42 cm)Acquired in 1867 INV
Jean Baptiste Simeon Chardin The Copper Urn (mk05) Painting ID:: 20688 new6/Jean Baptiste Simeon Chardin-648643.jpg
The Copper Urn (mk05) Canvas,11 1/2 x 9''(29 x 23 cm)Bequest of Dr Louis La Caze 1869
Jean Baptiste Simeon Chardin Dead Rabbit with Hunting Gear (mk05) Painting ID:: 20690 new6/Jean Baptiste Simeon Chardin-937796.jpg
Dead Rabbit with Hunting Gear (mk05) Canvas ,32 25 1/2''(81 x 65 cm)Acquired in 1852 INV
Jean Baptiste Simeon Chardin A Lean Diet With Cooking Utensils (mk05) Painting ID:: 20692 new6/Jean Baptiste Simeon Chardin-782968.jpg
A Lean Diet With Cooking Utensils (mk05) 1731 Canvas,13 x 16 1/4''(33 x 41 cm)Acquired in 1852 INV
Jean Baptiste Simeon Chardin The Silver Goblet (mk05) Painting ID:: 20693 new6/Jean Baptiste Simeon Chardin-485289.jpg
The Silver Goblet (mk05) Canvas 13 x 16 1/4''(33 x 41 cm)Bequest of Dr Louis La Caze 1869 M I
Jean Baptiste Simeon Chardin Pears Walnuts and a Glass of Wine (mk05) Painting ID:: 20694 new6/Jean Baptiste Simeon Chardin-794388.jpg
Pears Walnuts and a Glass of Wine (mk05) Canvas 13 x 16 1/4''(33 x 41 cm)Bequest of Dr Louis La Caze 1869 M I 1041
Jean Baptiste Simeon Chardin Still Life with Basket of Strawberries (mk08) Painting ID:: 21859 new7/Jean Baptiste Simeon Chardin-624249.jpg
Still Life with Basket of Strawberries (mk08) c.1760/61
Oil on canvas,
37x45cm
Paris,Private collection
Jean Baptiste Simeon Chardin Girl with a Racquet and Shuttlecock (mk08) Painting ID:: 21891 new7/Jean Baptiste Simeon Chardin-853496.jpg
Girl with a Racquet and Shuttlecock (mk08) c.1740
Oil on canvas
82x66cm
Florenz Galleria degli Uffizi
Jean Baptiste Simeon Chardin Boy with a Spinning top (mk08) Painting ID:: 21892 new7/Jean Baptiste Simeon Chardin-656354.jpg
Boy with a Spinning top (mk08) 1738
Oil on canvas,
67x76cm
Paris,Musee National du Louvre
Jean Baptiste Simeon Chardin The Grace (mk08) Painting ID:: 21893 new7/Jean Baptiste Simeon Chardin-777762.jpg
The Grace (mk08) 1739
Oil on canvas
49.5x38.5cm
Paris,Musee National du Louvre
1699-1779
French
Jean Baptiste Simeon Chardin Locations
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 Noël-Nicholas Coypel, and in 1724 became a master in the Acad??mie de Saint-Luc.
Upon presentation of The Ray in 1728, he was admitted to the Acad??mie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture. The following year he ceded his position in the Acad??mie de Saint-Luc. In November of 1731 his son Jean-Pierre was baptized, and a daughter, Marguerite-Agn??s, was baptized in 1733. In 1735 his wife Marguerite died, and within two years Marguerite-Agn??s had died as well.
The Ray, 1728, Mus??e du Louvre, Paris.Beginning in 1737 Chardin exhibited regularly at the Salon. He would prove to be a dedicated academician, regularly attending meetings for fifty years, and functioning successively as counsellor, treasurer, and secretary, overseeing in 1761 the installation of Salon exhibitions.
In 1744 he entered his second marriage, this time to Françoise-Marguerite Pouget. The following year a daughter, Ang??lique-Françoise, was born, but she died in 1746.
In 1752 Chardin was granted a pension of 500 livres by Louis XV. At the Salon of 1759 he exhibited nine paintings; it was the first Salon to be commented upon by Denis Diderot, who would prove to be a great admirer and public champion of Chardin work. Beginning in 1761, his responsibilities on behalf of the Salon, simultaneously arranging the exhibitions and acting as treasurer, resulted in a diminution of productivity in painting, and the showing of replicas of previous works. In 1763 his services to the Acad??mie were acknowledged with an extra 200 livres in pension. In 1765 he was unanimously elected associate member of the Acad??mie des Sciences, Belles-Lettres et Arts of Rouen, but there is no evidence that he left Paris to accept the honor.[8] By 1770 Chardin was the Premiere peintre du roi, and his pension of 1,400 livres was the highest in the Academy.
In 1772 Chardin son, also a painter, drowned in Venice, a probable suicide. The artist last known oil painting was dated 1776; his final Salon participation was in 1779, and featured several pastel studies. Gravely ill by November of that year, he died in Paris on December 6, at the age of 80.