A Life Etched in Sentiment: The World of Jean-Baptiste Greuze Jean-Baptiste Greuze, a name synonymous with the intimate and emotionally charged world of 18th-century French painting, was born in Tournus, a small Burgundian town steeped in history, on August 21st, 1725. His early life, far from the grand salons and aristocratic circles that typically shaped artistic careers, was marked by a modest upbringing – his father a roofer, instilling in him a practical understanding of the world’s realities. Yet, even as a young boy, Greuze possessed an undeniable spark, a sensitivity to human emotion…