"I am not one who was born in the custody of wisdom. I am one who is fond of olden times and intense in quest of the sacred knowing of the ancients." Gustave Courbet

02 November 2015

Happy birthday, Chardin.

Chardin, Young Student Drawing, 1738


Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin was born on this date in 1699.

How many attempts, now happy, now unhappy!... He who has not felt the difficulties of his art does nothing that counts.

Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin

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