Chardin spent his entire life in Paris. He studied at the Paris Academy of St. Luke, and then was admitted to the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture. In the 1720s, the artist gained fame as a master of still life, which he practiced throughout his work.
Chardin in many ways changed this genre, giving him a lyrical philosophy, behind which was concealed the understanding of the organic interconnection of the world of things and human life. In the 1730s, after marriage and the birth of his son, Chardin increasingly turned to genre painting: family, home scenes, filled with peace, dignity and love.
He exhibited his works in all Paris Salons, received rave reviews. In his paintings, Sharden always appears as a brilliant draftsman and colorist, master of complex spatial constructions. His works are a panorama of the “quiet life” of the 18th century, poeticized, shown with tenderness and affection, sometimes with mild irony and sadness.
Other famous works: “Attributes of art.” 1765. The Louvre, Paris; “Laundress”. The Hermitage, St. Petersburg; “Prayer before dinner.” 1744. The Hermitage, St. Petersburg.
Laundress by Jean Baptiste Simeon Chardin 
Scat by Jean Baptiste Simeon Chardin 
In the basement by Jean Baptiste Simeon Chardin 
Prayer before dinner by Jean Baptiste Simeon Chardin 
A Boy with a Yule by Jean Baptiste Simeon Chardin 
Colporteur – Jean-Baptiste Simeon Chardin 
Portrait of the artist Joseph Aved by Jean Baptiste Simeon Chardin 
Woman pouring water from the tank by Jean Baptiste Simeon Chardin