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Portrait of Greuze, Jean-Baptiste

Greuze, Jean-Baptiste

1725–1805

Nationality: France

Born: 1725, Tournus

Died: 1805, Paris

Gender: male

Movements

Rococo

Occupations

painter

draftsperson

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Biography

Greuze's paintings are typical for his time and place in that he used clear, bright colors, with subjects exhibiting rather light attitude of eighteenth-century painting. However, he was innovative in introducing a Dutch-influenced realism into French genre painting and portraiture. Through vivid facial expressions and dramatic gestures, Greuze's moralizing paintings exemplified the new idea that painting should relate to life.

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Notable Works

The Village Bride
The Father's Curse - The Ungrateful Son
Broken Eggs
The broken pitcher

Artworks

39 artworks

Portrait of J.B. Greuze

Portrait of J.B. Greuze

19th century

Study of a Hand

Study of a Hand

ca. 1760–80

Jean-Baptiste Greuze, calling card

Jean-Baptiste Greuze, calling card

ca. 1755–1805

Head of a Young Boy

Head of a Young Boy

1763

Jean Jacques Caffiéri (1725–1792)

Jean Jacques Caffiéri (1725–1792)

ca. 1765

Princess Varvara Nikolaevna Gagarina (1762–1802)

Princess Varvara Nikolaevna Gagarina (1762–1802)

ca. 1780–82

Madame Jean-Baptiste Nicolet (Anne Antoinette Desmoulins, 1743–1817)

Madame Jean-Baptiste Nicolet (Anne Antoinette Desmoulins, 1743–1817)

late 1780s

Study of a Woman’s Head

Study of a Woman’s Head

ca. 1780

Head of a Young Woman

Head of a Young Woman

possibly 1780s

Charles Claude de Flahaut (1730–1809), Comte d'Angiviller

Charles Claude de Flahaut (1730–1809), Comte d'Angiviller

1763

Aegina Visited by Jupiter

Aegina Visited by Jupiter

ca. 1767–69

Broken Eggs

Broken Eggs

1756

Le Baiser Envoyé (Blowing a Kiss)

Le Baiser Envoyé (Blowing a Kiss)

Portrait of Denis Diderot

Portrait of Denis Diderot

1766

The Marriage Contract

The Marriage Contract

ca. 1761

Portrait of a Man

Portrait of a Man

18th century

Study, Head of a Boy

Study, Head of a Boy

ca. 1777

Le Geste Napolitain

Le Geste Napolitain

1763

Roland Furieux, Poëme Héroique de l'Arioste

Roland Furieux, Poëme Héroique de l'Arioste

1775–76

Christ Carrying the Cross

Christ Carrying the Cross

18th century

Child's Head

Child's Head

A Farmer Entrusting the Plow to His Son

A Farmer Entrusting the Plow to His Son

n.d.

Florentine Woman Wearing a Butterfly Cap and Holding a Hand Warmer

Florentine Woman Wearing a Butterfly Cap and Holding a Hand Warmer

1755

Bolognese Peasant Girl with a Distaff

Bolognese Peasant Girl with a Distaff

1755