Jean-Baptiste Santerre

Jean-Baptiste Santerre
Jean-Baptiste Santerre, Public domain

(1651–1717) French painter (1651-1717)

Jean-Baptiste Santerre (France, 1651–1717) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Jean-Baptiste Santerre belongs to the chapter ‘The Baroque’ in this site’s history of art.

Jean-Baptiste Santerre was born in Magny-en-Vexin and died in Paris. The teachers included François Lemaire and Bon Boullogne. Jean-Baptiste Santerre worked in Paris. Wikidata associates Jean-Baptiste Santerre with Classicism.

One of the best-known works is ‘A Kitchen Maid’. The works belong mainly to the genres genre painting and portrait. The catalogue has 25 works by Jean-Baptiste Santerre with free images. The dated works span the years 1650–1800. Works by Jean-Baptiste Santerre are held by several collections, among them Musée de l'Histoire de France, Eremitaget, Boyer collection, and Pusjkinmuseet.

Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Élisabeth Sophie Chéron, Jean Jouvenet, Jacques Carrey, Diana Glauber, and Cristóbal Hernández de Quintana.