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The second half of the 1700s was an age of great sentiment; tears flowed profusely in art and literature. Jean-Baptiste Greuze in particular capitalized on this cult of feeling.
The Paternal Blessing was an illustration for a pictorial narrative by Greuze called Bazile and Thibault, or The Two Educations. It told the story of two brothers, one good and one bad. Reflecting theories of nature versus nurture espoused by the philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712–78), Bazile became a good man because he had been breast-fed as an infant at home, while Thibault became a bad man because he had been sent away to a wet nurse. Here, Bazile receives his father’s blessing before setting out on his own.
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| Medium | paper (fiber product) |
| Dimensions | 50 × 37 Cm |
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General Brunet-Denon (Baron D....
General Brunet-Denon (Baron D. Vivant-Denon) [Lugt 779]
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Paris, Salon, 1769.
Paris, Salon, 1769.
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The Art Institute of Chicago, "Gods and (Super)heroes: Drawing in an Age of Revolution", November 16, 2017 - April 1, 2018.
The Art Institute of Chicago, "Gods and (Super)heroes: Drawing in an Age of Revolution", November 16, 2017 - April 1, 2018.
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Emma Barker, Greuze and the Painting of Sentiment
Emma Barker, Greuze and the Painting of Sentiment (Cambridge, 2001).
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The Art Institute of Chicago Annual Report
The Art Institute of Chicago Annual Report (1955-1956), p. 21 (ill.).
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sold, Hôtel des Ventes Mobilières, Paris, February 2-15, 1846, lot 186....
sold, Hôtel des Ventes Mobilières, Paris, February 2-15, 1846, lot 186. Lucien Guiraud (died 1954), Paris [according to Joachim 1979]. Sold by Dr. Otto Wertheimer, Paris, to the Art Institute, 1955.
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Jean Martin, Oeuvre de J.-B. Greuze
Jean Martin, Oeuvre de J.-B. Greuze (Paris, 1908), no. 256.
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Harold Joachim, French Drawings and Sketchbooks of the 18th Century
Harold Joachim, French Drawings and Sketchbooks of the 18th Century (Chicago, 1979), no. 1E11.
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Frankfurt am Main, Germany, Städtische Galerie im Städelschen Kunstinstitut, "Französische Zeichnungen aus dem Art Institute of Chicago, " February 10-April 10, 1977, pp. 56-57, cat. 24 (ill.).
Frankfurt am Main, Germany, Städtische Galerie im Städelschen Kunstinstitut, "Französische Zeichnungen aus dem Art Institute of Chicago," February 10-April 10, 1977, pp. 56-57, cat. 24 (ill.).
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Paris, Musée du Louvre, "Dessins français de l’Art Institute de Chicago de Watteau à Picasso, " October 15, 1976-January 17, 1977, n.p., cat. 15 (ill.).
Paris, Musée du Louvre, "Dessins français de l’Art Institute de Chicago de Watteau à Picasso," October 15, 1976-January 17, 1977, n.p., cat. 15 (ill.).
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The Art Institute of Chicago, "Selected Works of 18th Century French Art in the Collections of The Art Institute of Chicago, " January 24-March 28, 1976, pp. 62-63, cat. 54 (ill.).
The Art Institute of Chicago, "Selected Works of 18th Century French Art in the Collections of The Art Institute of Chicago," January 24-March 28, 1976, pp. 62-63, cat. 54 (ill.).
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R. Fernandez, "Greuze's Paternal Blessing," The Art Institute of Chicago Museum Studies, 5
R. Fernandez, "Greuze's Paternal Blessing," The Art Institute of Chicago Museum Studies, 5 (1970), pp. 91-95 (ill.).
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Jean Seznec and Jean Adhemar, Salons, 4
Jean Seznec and Jean Adhemar, Salons, 4 (Oxford, 1967), p. 108, no. 46.
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Edgar Munhall, "Greuze and Protestant Spirit," The Art Quarterly, 27
Edgar Munhall, "Greuze and Protestant Spirit," The Art Quarterly, 27 (1964), pp. 3-23 (ill.).
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New York, Wildenstein and Company, "Master Drawings from The Art Institute of Chicago, " October 17-November 30, 1963, n.p., cat. 56, as "The Return of the Prodigal Son."
New York, Wildenstein and Company, "Master Drawings from The Art Institute of Chicago," October 17-November 30, 1963, n.p., cat. 56, as "The Return of the Prodigal Son."
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Minneapolis, Minn., The University of Minnesota, University Gallery, "The Eighteenth Century: One Hundred Drawings by One Hundred Artists, " 1961, cat. 35.
Minneapolis, Minn., The University of Minnesota, University Gallery, "The Eighteenth Century: One Hundred Drawings by One Hundred Artists," 1961, cat. 35.
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