The Attributes of the Arts and their Rewards Jean Baptiste Siméon Chardin (1699-1779)
Jean Baptiste Siméon Chardin – The Attributes of the Arts and their Rewards
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Painter: Jean Baptiste Siméon Chardin
Location: Hermitage, St. Petersburg (Эрмитаж).
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Throughout his life, Jean Baptiste Chardin painted his works almost exclusively in two areas - everyday life scenes and still life. The painter mastered both genres to perfection. In his daily compositions he showed life in the lower class - working women, playing children. In his still lifes, Chardin also kept it simple, depicting seemingly inconspicuous objects. In these paintings, he shows the desire to learn the life of objects, the delight of the variety of natural things and their beauty. The painter was commissioned by Catherine II to paint a still life "Attributes of Art".
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Description of Jean Baptiste Chardin’s painting Attributes of Art
Throughout his life, Jean Baptiste Chardin painted his works almost exclusively in two areas - everyday life scenes and still life. The painter mastered both genres to perfection. In his daily compositions he showed life in the lower class - working women, playing children. In his still lifes, Chardin also kept it simple, depicting seemingly inconspicuous objects.
In these paintings, he shows the desire to learn the life of objects, the delight of the variety of natural things and their beauty.
The painter was commissioned by Catherine II to paint a still life "Attributes of Art". She wanted to decorate one of the halls in the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts. Chardin depicted the picture much more quietly than many other works.
The composition of the still life is beautifully composed. It shows the harmony that is characteristic of all the artist’s works. In the foreground of the painting is a statuette of Mercury made by the French sculptor Pigalle. Around the statuette are the working tools of the painters, architects, and sculptors. In the paint box are sloppily arranged brushes and a palette. Out of a blue case peer the tools of a draftsman’s instrument, gleaming with a cold sheen. Stacks of books and prints piled around. But despite the seeming chaos all around, the composition of the painting is composed in a clear order.
The classical artistic order is emphasized by the colorful color palette, saturated with various shades. But at the same time the painting is stingy with bright colors. Among restrained brown, white and gray tones only a few bright spots stand out. Still life seems to be imbued with calm and equilibrium, as if the artist has breathed life into the inanimate objects on the canvas.
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