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Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin was known for atmospheric kitchen still lifes. "Ah Chardin," wrote the philosopher Denis Diderot, "what you grind on your palette is not this color or that . . . but the very substance of things. You dip your brush in air and light and spread them on your canvas." This work, one of a pair, is typical of the still lifes Chardin produced around 1760.
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Title: | Still Life with Eggs, Cheese, and a Pitcher |
Date: | c. 1760 |
Artist: | Attributed to Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin (French, 1699–1779) |
Medium: | Oil on canvas |
Dimensions: | 14 7/8 x 17 15/16inches (37.8 x 45.6cm) Framed: 15 x 17 3/4 x 1 1/4 inches (38.1 x 45.1 x 3.2 cm) |
Classification: | Paintings |
Credit Line: | John G. Johnson Collection, 1917 |
Accession Number: | Cat. 786 |
Geography: | Made in France, Europe |
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