Jean-Baptiste Greuze: The Drama of Ordinary Life

Jean-Baptiste Greuze was a painter who rejected the frivolity of the Rococo, bringing a moral and sentimental drama to scenes of everyday life. His works, like The Village Bride (1761), embraced a simpler, more emotional realism, marking a shift in 18th-century French art.

In this video, we explore:
✅ How Greuze’s sentimental storytelling contrasted with the eroticism of Fragonard’s Rococo
✅ The moral messages in his paintings, reflecting the Enlightenment’s critique of aristocratic excess
✅ His connection to Chardin, but with a more theatrical and dramatic style
✅ The shift from lighthearted, decorative art to art with emotional and ethical depth

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