The version of Soap Bubbles in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of art. Chardin painted at least three versions of Soap Bubbles, the oldest known version of which is in the Met.
Though he had been trained as an academic artist, Chardin often shirked away from academic art.[1] Notably, he resisted painting figures using models, instead choosing to paint from memory or conceptually during the early stages of his career. His first painting in which he used a model to paint a picture was Soap Bubbles, thus making said painting his first figural painting. Chardin exhibited his work at the 1739 Paris Salon, though which version of Soap Bubbles he presented is not known.[1]
Some sources speculate that Chardin chose soap bubbles as a subject due to their historical appearance in 17th-century Dutch paintings where they served as allusions to the transience of life.[1]
soap, bubbles, chardin, soap, bubbles, refers, series, early, 18th, century, paintings, french, artist, jean, baptiste, siméon, chardin, done, canvas, bubbles, chardin, first, figural, painting, depicts, young, blowing, soap, bubble, chardin, original, work, c. Soap Bubbles refers to a series of early 18th century paintings by French artist Jean Baptiste Simeon Chardin Done in oil on canvas Bubbles Chardin s first figural painting depicts a young man blowing a soap bubble Chardin s original work is currently in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art 1 and two later versions of the painting are in the collections of the Los Angeles County Museum and the National Gallery of Art 2 Soap BubblesThe version of Soap Bubbles in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of art Chardin painted at least three versions of Soap Bubbles the oldest known version of which is in the Met ArtistJean Baptiste Simeon ChardinYearc 1733 34MediumOil on canvasDimensions61 cm 63 2 cm 24 in 24 9 in LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art New York CityAccession49 24Description EditThough he had been trained as an academic artist Chardin often shirked away from academic art 1 Notably he resisted painting figures using models instead choosing to paint from memory or conceptually during the early stages of his career His first painting in which he used a model to paint a picture was Soap Bubbles thus making said painting his first figural painting Chardin exhibited his work at the 1739 Paris Salon though which version of Soap Bubbles he presented is not known 1 Some sources speculate that Chardin chose soap bubbles as a subject due to their historical appearance in 17th century Dutch paintings where they served as allusions to the transience of life 1 References Edit a b c d Soap Bubbles www metmuseum org Retrieved 2020 05 21 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link Soap Bubbles www nga gov Retrieved 2020 05 21 This Metropolitan Museum of Art article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Soap Bubbles Chardin amp oldid 1063653933, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
