The change towards the style or trends of the Enlightenment was gradual but certainly resulted in significantly Enlightenment works of art. For example, French painter Jean Baptiste Simeon Chardin's “Grace at Table” from 1740 reflected the Rococo style's abandonment of the playful/erotic rendering of the classics. The artwork, which shows a woman setting a dining table, with two children around and with all subjects in natural and unaltered poses, reflects a style that moves towards a natural rather than ornamental style, with more natural and simple in naturalness. settings. In other words, paintings like these show how Enlightenment artists were empiricists, meaning they drew inspiration from