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Image Not Available for Denis Diderot, after Jean-Baptiste Greuze
Denis Diderot, after Jean-Baptiste Greuze
Image Not Available for Denis Diderot, after Jean-Baptiste Greuze

Denis Diderot, after Jean-Baptiste Greuze

Primary (Paris, France, 1736–1807)
NationalityFrench, Europe
Date1766
MediumEtching
DimensionsSheet: 11 9/16 × 8 1/4 in. (29.3 × 20.9 cm)
Additional Dimension: 7 11/16 × 5 7/8 in. (19.6 × 14.9 cm)
Credit LineBlanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas at Austin, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Isidore Simkowitz in memory of Amy Cecelia Simkowitz-Rogers, 1997.318
Collection AreaPrints and Drawings
Object number1997.318
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The great philosopher (1713-1784) wrote extensively and influentially on every topic. His reports on the Salons of 1765 and 1767 are generally considered the foundation of modern art crtiicism. Greuze was probably Diderot's favorite painter.
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