Jean Bardin (1732–1809) was a French

historical painter History painting is a genre in painting defined by its subject matter rather than any artistic style or specific period. History paintings depict a moment in a narrative story, most often (but not exclusively) Greek and Roman mythology and Bible ...

Life

Bardin was born at

Montbard Montbard () is a commune and subprefecture of the Côte-d'Or department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Montbard is a small industrial town on the river Brenne. The ''Forges de Buffon'', ironworks established by Buffon ...

in 1732. He was a pupil of

Louis-Jean-François Lagrenée Louis-Jean-François Lagrenée (called ''Lagrenée l'aîné'', Lagrenée the elder) (30 December 1724 – 19 June 1805) was a French rococo painter and student of Carle van Loo. He won the ''Grand Prix de Rome'' for painting in 1749 and wa ...

and later studied at Rome. He became a popular artist in France, and was admitted into the

Academy An academy ( Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of secondary or tertiary higher learning (and generally also research or honorary membership). The name traces back to Plato's school of philosophy ...

in 1779. He was made director of the art school at

Orléans Orléans (;"Orleans"
(US) and David David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". w ...

and Regnault. He died at Orléans in 1809. His daughter, and pupil, was the painter

Ambroise-Marguerite Bardin Ambroise-Marguerite Bardin (1768-1842) was a French painter and pastellist. Born in Charmentray, Bardin was the daughter of painter Jean Bardin (1732–1809), with whom she studied; her mother was Marie-Madeleine Le Gein (c.1742–1805). On Feb ...

.Profile of Ambroise-Marguerite Bardin
at the ''Dictionary of Pastellists Before 1800''.

Works

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Tullia Drives over the Corpse of her Father ''Tullia Drives over the Corpse of her Father'' is a 1765 painting by French historical painter Jean Bardin which depicts Tullia, the last Queen of Rome and daughter of King Servius Tullius, as she orders her chairioter to drive over her fathers ...

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* 1732 births 1809 deaths People from Montbard 18th-century French painters French male painters 19th-century French painters French history painters 19th-century French male artists 18th-century French male artists {{France-painter-18thC-stub