Tag: Chardin Boy with a Spinning Top (1738)

• Chardin: The great painter of childhood

  

  To capture the magic of childhood, Jean Siméon Chardin turned quiet moments that slip by unnoticed into paintings that embody the spirit of the Enlightenment.

  Diane Tucker

  2025-05-02

  Art Appreciation, Everyday Life, Great Portraits, The Shy Museumgoer

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