When the Kimbell Art Museum secured Jean Siméon Chardin’s “The Basket of Wild Strawberries” at auction for almost 24.4 million euros ($26.4 million) last March, the Texas institution expected the ...

In the vibrant quarter of Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Jean-Siméon Chardin entered the world on November 2, 1699, as the son of a skilled Parisian cabinetmaker, whose craft subtly informed the artist's ...

Lines divide a surface, colors fill it. This age-old art-school adage neatly sums up the relationship between drawing and painting, while glossing over its inherent contradictions. Does drawing define ...

It is a town in France. Almost everyone can tell you that much. And even those who know little about the First World War have come to associate the name “Verdun” with incalculable carnage. Fought from ...

Bidding battles in Old Masters auctions aren’t exactly unheard of, but they’re not as frequent—nor as explosive—as ones in contemporary art sales. So it was a pleasant surprise this week when a still ...

In "Teilhard: Visionary Scientist," a new documentary to be broadcast on PBS, four key ideas emerge from the life and mind of Jesuit Fr. Pierre Teilhard de Chardin (1881-1955): evolution, integration, ...

For over a year, the Louvre has fought to acquire an 18th-century painting by Jean Siméon Chardin for its national collection. Now, the museum is receiving help in the form of 15 million euros ($16 ...

Jean Siméon Chardin (1699-1779) was a master of French Rococo painting, celebrated for his exquisite still lifes and domestic scenes that reflect a profound understanding and observation of everyday ...

Through a record-setting public campaign, the Louvre Museum has won an important canvas by a giant of French still-life painting that was poised to leave the country. The French government responded ...

Naming Jesuit Fr. Pierre Teilhard de Chardin a doctor of the church — or at least removing the "warning" from his writings — would give the Jesuit scientist and philosopher more legitimacy in the ...

Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. Look closely at this 18th-century painting by Jean-Siméon Chardin. It is ...