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Jean-Baptiste Greuze captures the subject of this portrait, a stern man who would help make history, with gripping psychological penetration. Jean-Nicolas Billaud-Varenne was an ardent republican during the early stages of the French Revolution, and he was later an active participant in the Terror, the Revolution's most violent phase. Greuze's portrait catches the moral earnestness of the time and suggests Billaud-Varenne's profound commitment to the political ideals of France's First Republic.
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Heather MacDonald, DMA label copy, 2009.
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Early 1790s
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Greuze is best known for his exquisitely painted scenes of everyday life with moralizing messages. He was also an outstanding portraitist because of his ability to capture the subtle psychology of his sitters. This small painting combines the tactile beauty of his representations of costume with the gripping image of one of the perpetrators of the Reign of Terror following the French Revolution.
Greuze, Jean-Baptiste (French, 1725-1805)
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Place of origin: Paris (France): TGN: 7008038
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General Description
Jean-Baptiste Greuze captures the subject of this portrait, a stern man who would help make history, with gripping psychological penetration. Jean-Nicolas Billaud-Varenne was an ardent republican during the early stages of the French Revolution, and he was later an active participant in the Terror, the Revolution's most violent phase. Greuze's portrait catches the moral earnestness of the time and suggests Billaud-Varenne's profound commitment to the political ideals of France's First Republic.
Excerpt from
Heather MacDonald, DMA label copy, 2009.
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Notes
Early 1790s
Checked Piction
From Dropbox Europe (Bembo) labels--TAZ:
Greuze is best known for his exquisitely painted scenes of everyday life with moralizing messages. He was also an outstanding portraitist because of his ability to capture the subtle psychology of his sitters. This small painting combines the tactile beauty of his representations of costume with the gripping image of one of the perpetrators of the Reign of Terror following the French Revolution.
Greuze, Jean-Baptiste (French, 1725-1805)
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Place of origin: Paris (France): TGN: 7008038
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