Jean-Baptiste Oudry: A Life in Art Early Life and Training Born: March 17, 1686, in Paris, France. Oudry came from an artistic family; his father, Jacques Oudry, was a painter and art dealer. His mother, Nicole Papillon, was related to the engraver Jean-Baptiste-Michel Papillon. He began his training at the Académie de Saint-Luc, studying under Nicolas de Largillière from 1707 to 1712. This foundational period shaped his early…
Scroll through Jean-Baptiste Oudry's working life — artwork by artwork, chapter by chapter — from the earliest dated work to the last. Each thumbnail is pinned at its exact year on the gold axis.
The ribbon is divided into shaded bands, one per career chapter. Each chapter groups Jean-Baptiste Oudry's works by their historical period — early training, mature practice, final years.
Every thumbnail is pinned at its precise creation year. A thin gold thread drops from the image to its exact point on the axis. Larger frames mark the artist's masterpieces by rank.
The gradient bar beneath the axis shifts colour as the dominant art movement changes over time — from the warm golds of the early period through the deeper tones of maturity. It fills progressively as you scroll.