La Savoyarde
1735 - 1805
Medium
etching
Dimensions
100; 125
About this artwork
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Art Historical Context
**La Savoyarde** is a delicate etching by Jean-Baptiste Gre (1735–1805), a prominent French artist celebrated for his sentimental genre scenes and moralistic. Created during the late 18th century this intimate work measures just 125 mm high by 100 mm wide, showcasing Greuze's skill in translating his painterly sensitivity into printmaking. Etching, the medium here, involves drawing lines into a metal plate with acid-resistant ground, then immersing it in acid to etch the grooves—allowing for rich tonal variations and expressive lines ideal for capturing human emotion. Greuze bridged Rococo el...
About the Artist
Jean-Baptiste Greuze · 1725–1805
Jean-Baptiste Greuze (1725–1805) was a French painter whose moralistic genre scenes and expressive portraits made him one of the most celebrated and controversial artists of the eighteenth century. Born in Tournus, Burgundy, Greuze traveled to Paris in his youth and trained under Charles Grandon before gaining admission to the Académie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture, where he made a sensationa...