The Water Cistern ('La Fontaine')

The Water Cistern ('La Fontaine')

Artist: Jean-Siméon Chardin (French, 1699 - 1779)

Original Dimensions: 14 3/4" x 17 1/2"

Location: National Gallery of Art, London

About Artwork: (1733 or later (possibly 1737-9)) "A maid, her face partially hidden by her white bonnet, draws water from a large copper cistern in a scullery with a cobbled floor. As she bends forward, her straight back leads us to an open doorway on the right through which we can see another servant talking to a young child, who stands before yet another door. The second servant also wears a white bonnet and her pose almost mirrors that of the woman filling the jug. The device of a view through an open doorway to the side of the picture was often used by Dutch and Flemish artists, but Chardin’s painting is a still life as well as a scene of domestic life. In contrast to the human presence on the right, the left-hand side of the picture is filled with household objects. Full of detailed observation, this is a glimpse of servants’ lives ‘below stairs’, which were very different from those of the wealthy collectors who bought Chardin’s pictures." - (National Gallery of Art, London)

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