Chardin's praise of the simple goodness of ordinary people, in such paintings as his Grace , is based on the work of what key Enlightenment figure?

A) Voltaire
B) Jean-Jacques Rousseau
C) Bruno La Tour
D) Charles de Secondat

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

A Genevan philosopher, writer, and composer of the 18th century, whose ideas influenced the Enlightenment across Europe, as well as aspects of the French Revolution.

Simple Goodness

An attribute characterized by straightforwardness and purity of intention or action, devoid of complexity or ulterior motives.

Enlightenment Figure

An individual associated with the Enlightenment, a European intellectual movement of the 17th and 18th centuries advocating reason, freedom, and critical thinking.