Siméon Chardin
Still-life: The Kitchen Table
About this artwork
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artist:Siméon ChardinFrench (1699 - 1779)
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title:Still-life: The Kitchen Table
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date created:About 1733 - 1734
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materials:Oil on canvas
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measurements:40.80 x 32.90 cm (framed: 56.52 x 42.55 x 8.26 cm)
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object type:
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credit line:Purchased 1908
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accession number:NG 959
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Siméon Chardin
Siméon Chardin
Chardin specialised in the painting of still-life and simple domestic scenes which were remarkable for their clear, balanced compositions and technical virtuosity. His works were greatly admired by contemporaries and although they belonged to the lowly category of genre there was a ready market for...