Jean baptiste

The current exhibition Pastel Portraits: Images of 18th-Century Europe opens a window on one of the most popular art forms of the Rococo and Enlightenment eras. These works slipped from public notice long ago as they became associated with the artificiality of the ancien régime, and in modern times because their fragility discouraged exhibition and travel.

In 1651 Colbert joined the household of Cardinal Mazarin, principal advisor to Queen Anne of Austria during the minority of Louis XIV (1638–1715), and one of the great collectors of the seventeenth century

Three insightful tips from Drawing magazine on how to draw faces and heads, two of the most challenging subjects to master for any artist.

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Jean-Baptiste Oudry, The White Duck, 1753

Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin (1699-1779) French painter of still lifes and domestic scenes. Oil on canvas National Galleries of Scotland

Portrait of Jacques Gabriel (1698-1782), French architect.by Jean-Baptiste Greuze. mid-18th century. Louvre Museum ~ Jacques Gabriel made quite the name for himself as First Architect to King Louis XV. While First Architect, Gabriel designed many famous public buildings including the Place de la Concorde and the Opera of Versailles. Other important projects he worked on included those at the Louvre and Fontainebleau.

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Jean-Baptiste Oudry, Cassowary, 1745