Jean-Baptiste Greuze
French Artist · 1725–1805
7 works on LinkedCulture
> 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
Works
View as IIIF ↗Cimon and Pero: "Roman Charity"
Getty Museum · about 1767
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Head of an Old Man
Getty Museum · about 1755
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Old Woman with Arms Outstretched (Study for The Neapolitan Gesture)
Getty Museum · 1756
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Study of the Head of an Old Woman
Getty Museum · about 1772–1775
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The Charitable Woman (La Dame de Charité)
Getty Museum · 1772–1775
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The Father's Curse: The Ungrateful Son
Getty Museum · about 1778
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The Laundress (La Blanchisseuse)
Getty Museum · 1761
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