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Jean Baptiste Greuze (French, 1725–1805). Baptiste aîné (born 1761), ca. 1790. Pastel on off-white paper, affixed to blue paper, laid down on canvas; 17 3/4 x 14 3/4 in. (45.1 x 37.5 cm). Adolf Menzel, Victorian Pictures, French Rococo, History Painting, Amazing Artwork, French Revolution, Popular Art, Jean Baptiste, Painting Reproductions

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.

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bensozia: Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, Sculptor of the Second Empire Traditional Sculptures, Classic Sculpture, French Sculptor, Art Ancien, Greek Sculpture, Louvre Paris, National Gallery Of Art, Jean Baptiste, Marble Sculpture

Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (1827 – 1875) was a French sculptor and painter who did most of his work during the Second Empire under Napoleon III. Carpeaux was born Valenciennes, Nord, the son of a mason. His talent was recognized by his parents when he was only ten; in his early teens he studied under the sculptor Rude, then at 17 he entered the École des Beaux-Arts. In 1854 he won the Prix de Rome, an intensely competitive scholarship that sent 4 to 6 young French artists to Rome to study for…

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