The Ray

Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin, 1727, Département des peintures du Louvre

‘The Ray’ is a work by Jean-Baptiste Siméon Chardin (France, 1699–1779). It is dated 1727. It is part of the collection Département des peintures du Louvre. Wikidata links the work to a movement covered in the chapter ‘Rococo’.

It is made of oil paint and canvas. It measures 115 × 146 cm. The work belongs to the genre still life. The things depicted include table, wall, Batomorphi, and cat.