He is considered a master of still life, and is also noted for his genre paintings which depict kitchen maids, children, and domestic activities. Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin (2 November 1699 – 6 December 1779) was an 18th-century French painter. Chardin was born in Paris, the son of a cabinetmaker, and rarely left the city. Carefully balanced composition, soft diffusion of light, and granular impasto characterize his work. Chardin entered into a marriage contract with Marguerite Saintard in 1723, whom he did not marry until 1731. He lived on the Left Bank near Saint-Sulpice until 1757, when Louis XV granted him a studio and living quarters in the Louvre. Производитель: Henschelverlag Berlin (Букинистика). He served apprenticeships with the history painters Pierre-Jacques Cazes and Noel-Nicolas Coypel, and in 1724 became a master in the Academie de Saint-Luc.