Jean-Baptiste Greuze
- 1725–1805
- 18th century
- France
- Rococo
Greuze paints moral theatre in the cottage — weeping families around a deathbed or a broken pitcher, tearful girls, and lessons delivered with Rococo softness.
Jean-Baptiste Greuze (1725–1805) was a painter from France, associated with Rococo.
An ornate 18th-century style of pastel colour, feathery brushwork, and playful, sensual lightness. Rococo →
More Rococo painters: Jean-Honoré Fragonard, François Boucher, Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin, William Hogarth.
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