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Jean-Baptiste Greuze

French painter (1725 – 1805)
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Jean-Baptiste Greuze
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Summary

Jean-Baptiste Greuze was born on August 21, 1725[1], in Tournus[2]. He died on March 21, 1805[3], in Paris[4]. He worked as a painter[5] and draftsperson[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,476 views/month, #7,209 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Place of burial: Montmartre Cemetery[8]
  • Spouse: Anne-Gabrielle Babuti[9]
  • Child: Anna-Geneviève Greuze[10]
  • Country of citizenship: France[11]
  • Field of work: painting[12]
  • Educated at: Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture[13]
  • Student: Geneviève Brossard de Beaulieu[14], Jeanne-Philiberte Ledoux[15], Constance Mayer[16], Pierre-Alexandre Wille[17], Mikhail Ivanovich Belsky[18]
  • Notable work: The Village Bride[19], The Father's Curse - The Ungrateful Son[20], The broken pitcher[21], Broken Eggs[22]
  • Member of: Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture[23]
  • Sex or gender: male[24]
  • Movement: Rococo[25]
  • Genre: portrait[26]
  • Commons category: Jean-Baptiste Greuze[27]
  • Family name: Greuze[28]
  • Given name: Jean-Baptiste[29]
  • Sponsor: Charles-Nicolas Duclos du Fresnoy[30]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Jean-Baptiste Greuze[31]
  • Commons gallery: Jean-Baptiste Greuze[32]
  • Work location: Paris[33]
  • Relative: François Babuty[34], François Antoine Babuty-Desgodets[35]
  • Student of: Charles Grandon[36], Charles-Joseph Natoire[37]
  • Depicted by: Self-portrait[38]
  • Described by source: Nordisk familjebok[39], Encyclopædia Britannica Ninth Edition[40], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[41], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[42], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[43], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[44], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 3[45], The Art of The Countries and Peoples of The World. Tome 5[46], Dresdner Hefte[47]

Why It Matters

Jean-Baptiste Greuze has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] He is known by 100 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]

He has been cited as an influence by Jean-François Janinet[50], a balloonist[51], 1752–1814[52], of France[53], specialised in erotic art[54].

FAQs

Where was Jean-Baptiste Greuze born?

Jean-Baptiste Greuze's place of birth was Tournus[2].

Where did Jean-Baptiste Greuze die?

Jean-Baptiste Greuze passed away in Paris[4].

Who was Jean-Baptiste Greuze married to?

Jean-Baptiste Greuze's spouses include Anne-Gabrielle Babuti[9].

What did Jean-Baptiste Greuze do for work?

Jean-Baptiste Greuze worked as a painter[5] and draftsperson[6].

Where did Jean-Baptiste Greuze go to school?

Jean-Baptiste Greuze was educated at Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture[13].

Who did Jean-Baptiste Greuze influence?

Jean-Baptiste Greuze has been cited as an influence by Jean-François Janinet[50].

Related Entities

Albertina Clark Art Institute Cleveland Museum of Art Condé Museum Detroit Institute of Arts Fitzwilliam Museum France Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica Gemäldegalerie Berlin Hermitage Museum J. Paul Getty Museum Los Angeles County Museum of Art Metropolitan Museum of Art Montreal Museum of Fine Arts Musée Fabre Musée Jacquemart-André Museo del Prado Museum of Fine Arts Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon National Art Museum of Azerbaijan National Gallery National Gallery of Armenia National Gallery of Art National Gallery of Ireland National Gallery of Victoria Nationalmuseum National Museum in Warsaw National Museum of Fine Arts, Argentina Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts

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  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . KulturNav. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  8. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  16. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [29] ↑ . KulturNav. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [50] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [51] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [52] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [53] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [54] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [48] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [49] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 37
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'be', 'bg', 'ca', 'commons', 'cs', 'da', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'eo', 'es', '
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  2. 5w ago · Hannolans · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has works in the collection → Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Städel Museum, Minneapolis Institute of Art +141
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  3. 11w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  4. 13w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  5. 14w ago · Hannolans · 2026-07-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has works in the collection → Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Städel Museum, Minneapolis Institute of Art +141
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  8. 15w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Plaque image → Greuze plaque.jpg, Plaque Rue Greuze - Paris XVI (FR75) - 2021-08-17 - 1.jpg, Plaque Voie Greuze - Vitry-sur-Seine (FR94) - 2021-03-12 - 1
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  9. 15w ago · Sj1mor · 2026-06-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Plaque image → Greuze plaque.jpg, Plaque Rue Greuze - Paris XVI (FR75) - 2021-08-17 - 1.jpg, Plaque Voie Greuze - Vitry-sur-Seine (FR94) - 2021-03-12 - 1
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  10. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  11. 22w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Child → Anna-Geneviève Greuze
    Occupation → painter, draftsperson
    Instance of → —
    Catalogue raisonné → Jean Baptist Greuze catalogue raisonné, 1837
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