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Artist | Jean-Baptiste Greuze |
Year | 1755 |
Medium | Oil on canvas |
Dimensions | 65.3 cm × 82.4 cm (25.7 in × 32.4 in) |
Location | Louvre,Paris |
The Bible Reading,Reading the Bible orThe Father of a Family Reading the Bible to his Children is a 1755 oil on canvasgenre painting byJean-Baptiste Greuze.[1] It was exhibited at theAcadémie royale on 28 June 1755 then at theParis Salon on 25 August the same year.[2] It was declared anational treasure of France in 2012 and has been in theLouvre since 2016.[3][4]
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