Chardin Author:Pierre Rosenberg, Renaud Temperini, Jean Baptiste Simeon Chardin Celebrating the three hundredth anniversary of the birth of Chardin (1699-1779) this outstanding new work presents an in-depth study of one of France's best loved painters, admired for his exquisite still lifes and charming scenes of domestic life. Respected by Manet and Cezanne, an inspiration to Morandi and Soutine, Chardin was above all a ma... more »n of his time.« less