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Les Bulles de savon

ca. 1733–34
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 629
Les jeux enfantins sont un thème récurrent de Chardin, grand peintre naturaliste. Le format et le sujet de cette toile, exécutée vers 1734, sont inspirés de la peinture de genre hollandaise du XVIIe siècle. On ne sait pas avec certitude si l’artiste voulait délivrer un message, mais il reste que les bulles de savon symbolisaient alors le caractère éphémère de la vie. Des versions postérieures du même thème sont exposées au Los Angeles County Museum of Art et à la National Gallery of Art de Washington.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Titre: Les Bulles de savon
  • Artiste: Jean Siméon Chardin, Français, 1699–1779
  • Date: v. 1734
  • Technique: Huile sur toile
  • Dimensions: 61 x 63,2 cm
  • Crédits: Fonds Wentworth, 1949
  • Accession Number: 49.24
  • Curatorial Department: European Paintings

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