Chardin: Colour Library

by Gabriel Naughton and Jean Baptiste Simeon Chardin

Jean Sim?on Chardin (1699-1779) was arguably the most talented French painter of the eighteenth century, best known for his original still lifes. Composed of simple, everyday objects, these works glow with warmth and magic, from the dull iron of the kitchen pans, to the glaze of the green earthenware jug or the shining copper of the cauldron. There is no superfluous detail or search for decorative effect; the beauty of his paintings lies in their...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0714833363
• ISBN13: 9780714833361
• Release Date: April 1996
• Publisher: Phaidon Press
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.9" x 12.0"
• Age Range: 13 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 8 to Postsecondary