| Boy with a Spinning-Top | |
|---|---|
| Artist | Jean Siméon Chardin |
| Year | 1738 |
| Dimensions | 67 cm × 76 cm (26 in × 30 in) |
| Location | Louvre |
Boy with a Spinning-Top orChild with a Teetotum is a 1738 oil-on-canvas painting by the French artistJean Siméon Chardin, now in theLouvre in Paris, which acquired it in 1907.[1]
It is based ona 1735 work now in theSão Paulo Museum of Art and shows Auguste-Gabriel, son of the jeweller Charles Godefroy, contemplating ateetotum orspinning top.[2] The painting is in line withAge of Enlightenment ideas on childhood and play, especially those ofJean-Jacques Rousseau. On the table in the background are an inkwell, a pen and books, whilst a drawer in the table is open to show aporte-crayon.
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