Who painted “The broken pitcher”?

“The broken pitcher” was painted by Jean-Baptiste Greuze in 1771. Where to see it: Louvre.

What to look for

Rococo: Baroque before it is darker, heavier and more serious; Neoclassicism after it is sober, linear and moral.

Jean-Baptiste Greuze (French pronunciation:, 21 August 1725 – 4 March 1805) was a French painter of portraits, genre scenes, and history painting. Wikipedia

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More by Jean-Baptiste Greuze

“Broken Eggs”, 1756
“The Father's Curse - The Ungrateful Son”, 1777
“The Laundress (La Blanchisseuse)”, 1761
“The Village Bride”, 1761
“The Broken Mirror”, 1763
“Guitarist”, 1757
“Reading the Bible”, 1755
“The Lazy Boy”, 1755