The Bible Reading
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| Artist | Jean-Baptiste Greuze |
| Year | 1755 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 65.3 cm × 82.4 cm (25.7 in × 32.4 in) |
| Location | Louvre, Paris |
The Bible Reading, Reading the Bible or The Father of a Family Reading the Bible to his Children is a 1755 oil on canvas genre painting by Jean-Baptiste Greuze.[1] It was exhibited at the Académie royale on 28 June 1755 then at the Paris Salon on 25 August the same year.[2] It was declared a national treasure of France in 2012 and has been in the Louvre since 2016.[3][4]
References
- ^ (in German) "bpk-Bildagentur entry".
- ^ (in French) "Catalogue entry".
- ^ (in French) Exemple typique de la « théorie de l'absorbement » p. 41-42 and ill. 1 chez Michael Fried, in La place du spectateur : Esthétique et origines de la peinture moderne, Poche, 20 April 2017, translation by Claire Brunet of Absorption and Theatricality. Painting and Beholder in the Age of Diderot, with a foreword added.
- ^ (in French) "Utpictura18 entry".
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