Tag: Chardin The Governess (1739)

• Chardin: The great painter of childhood

  

  Discover how Chardin captured the magic of childhood by turning quiet moments that slip by unnoticed into paintings that embody the spirit of the Enlightenment.

  Diane Tucker

  2025-05-02

  Art appreciation, Everyday Life, The Shy Museumgoer

  Arts writer Diane Tucker, Chardin Boy with a Spinning Top (1738), Chardin Girl with Racquet and Shuttlecock (1737), Chardin Soap Bubbles analysis, Chardin The Governess (1739), Childhood in Enlightment art, Jean Siméon Chardin paintings of childhood