Jean Baptiste GreuzeFrench, 1725–1805Self-Portrait
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Saint Petersburg, Russia
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
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- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
Particulars
- Accession number
- ГЭ-5644
In the catalog
Sources
- State Hermitage Museum
- Image: State Hermitage Museum — Museum open access
Meanwhile, in the life of Jean Baptiste Greuze
The whole life1769–1804
The quarrel with the Academy and his withdrawal from the Salons
Greatly incensed by the director’s words, Greuze quarrels with his confrères and ceases to exhibit until 1804, when the Revolution had thrown open the doors of the Academy to all the world.
1789–1799
The Revolution years: seclusion and the Nine Sisters lodge
During the Great French Revolution Greuze lives in seclusion and keeps out of politics, although he is a Freemason and belongs to the well-known lodge Les Neuf Sœurs.
1790s
A flat in the Louvre from the National Convention
When the National Convention decides to give deserving writers and artists free apartments, Greuze receives rooms in the Louvre.
