The Attributes of the Arts and the Rewards Which Are Accorded Them is a painting by Jean Baptiste Simeon Chardin which was uploaded on January 15th, 2013.
The Attributes of the Arts and the Rewards Which Are Accorded Them
The Attributes of the Arts and the Rewards Which Are Accorded Them, 1766 (oil on canvas), Chardin, Jean-Baptiste Simeon (1699-1779) / Minneapolis... more
Title
The Attributes of the Arts and the Rewards Which Are Accorded Them
Artist
Jean Baptiste Simeon Chardin
Medium
Painting - Oil On Canvas
Description
The Attributes of the Arts and the Rewards Which Are Accorded Them, 1766 (oil on canvas), Chardin, Jean-Baptiste Simeon (1699-1779) / Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN, USA / The Bridgeman Art Library
Palette with brushes, atop a paint box, symbolizes the art of painting. Building plans, spread beneath drafting and surveying tools, represent architecture. An ornate bronze pitcher alludes to goldsmithing, and the red portfolio symbolizes drawing. The plaster model of J. B. Pigalle's Mercury, an actual work by a friend of Chardin's, stands for sculpture. The cross on a ribbon is the Order of Saint Michael, the highest honor an artist could then receive. Pigalle was the first sculptor to win it.
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January 15th, 2013
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