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Old Woman with Arms Outstretched (Study for The Neapolitan Gesture)
Creator
Jean-Baptiste GreuzeFrench Artist · 1725–1805
All works by this person →> Courage, my friend Greuze, go ahead and moralize with your paintbrush, and always continue in this manner! > > --Denis Diderot After training in Lyon, Jean-Baptiste Greuze arrived in Paris in 1750, where he sporadically attended the Académie Royale. His 1755 Salon debut was a triumph, but the acclamation turned his head. He antagonized everyone, including fellow artists, which later proved disas
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- 1756
- Medium
- Black and white chalk with stumping, on blue paper (now discolored)
- Culture
- French
- Department
- Drawings
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- Getty Museum
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