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Jean Siméon Chardin,

Basket of Strawberries /

National treasure funded primarily by LVMH for the Louvre Museum.

A CHARDIN MASTERPIECE AT THE LOUVRE MUSEUM

In 1761 Jean Siméon Chardin exhibited a composition with a basket of strawberries at its center in

the Salon Carré of the Louvre It is one of his last still lifes painted at the peak of a brilliant career

Admired by Diderot the painting became one of Chardins most iconic works as well as a milestone

in the history of Western still life painting Thanks to LVMHs major donation in support of the

Société des Amis du Louvre and to the efforts of 10000

Tous Mécènes

private donors the work

became part of the Louvres collection in March 2024