The intimate interior in eighteenth-century French genre painting.

From: The Magazine Antiques | Date: September 1, 1997| Author: Rand, Richard | Copyright information

Genre paintings are a realistic execution of the routines of French life. Since they often relate a story or express a moral truth, modern audiences tend to appreciate them more deeply. Among the more popular 18th-century genre paintings offer an intimate look into the lives of French upper class.

Genre paintings portray the rituals and routines of life in a visually compelling way. They are generally intimate in scale and are usually painted in a realistic style with naturalistic c...

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