Soap Bubbles

Step into 18th-century France with Jean Siméon Chardin’s mesmerizing "Soap Bubbles" (ca. 1733-34). Watch as we explore this captivating painting where a young man delicately blows a soap bubble while a child watches in wonder. Discover how Chardin transformed a traditional Dutch vanitas theme into an intimate slice of everyday life through his revolutionary painting technique. And next time you are in New York, go and see it at the MET.