Glossary of Canadian Art History

The Artists’ Workshop was located in a coach house near Sherbourne and Bloor streets. First presided over by Barbara Wells, she was succeeded by John Sime, who folded it into the Three Schools of Art.

A French painter renowned for his genre scenes and still lifes. His lowly subject matter was at odds with the Rococo style that prevailed in the Paris of his day, yet he was a star of the Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture and his works were in high demand around Europe. Chardin never left Paris; his knowledge of art derived solely from what he was able to see in his city.