Simon Vouet (1590 - 1649) - photo 1

Simon Vouet

Simon Vouet was a French painter who studied and rose to prominence in Italy before being summoned by Louis XIII to serve as Premier peintre du Roi in France. He and his studio of artists created religious and mythological paintings, portraits, frescoes, tapestries, and massive decorative schemes for the king and for wealthy patrons, including Richelieu. During this time, "Vouet was indisputably the leading artist in Paris," and was immensely influential in introducing the Italian Baroque style of painting to France. He was also "without doubt one of the outstanding seventeenth-century draughtsmen, equal to Annibale Carracci and Lanfranco."

Wikipedia

Date and place of birt:9 january 1590, Paris, France
Date and place of death:30 june 1649, Paris, France
Nationality:France
Period of activity: XVII century
Specialization:Artist, Decorator, Painter, Portraitist
Genre:Genre art, History painting, Portrait, Religious genre
Art style:Baroque, Karavagism, Old Masters
Technique:Charcoal, Oil, Oil on canvas

Creators France

Jules Noel (1815 - 1881)
Jules Noel
1815 - 1881
Ivan Meštrović (1883 - 1962)
Ivan Meštrović
1883 - 1962
Édouard Manet (1832 - 1883)
Édouard Manet
1832 - 1883
Dimitri Dmitrievitch Bouchene (1898 - 1993)
Dimitri Dmitrievitch Bouchene
1898 - 1993
Charles Louis de Frédy de Coubertin (1822 - 1908)
Charles Louis de Frédy de Coubertin
1822 - 1908
Francisco Iturrino González (1864 - 1924)
Francisco Iturrino González
1864 - 1924
Ossip Zadkine (1890 - 1967)
Ossip Zadkine
1890 - 1967
Sergey Ivanovich Sedrac (1878 - 1974)
Sergey Ivanovich Sedrac
1878 - 1974
Eduard Leonidovich Zelenin (1938 - 2002)
Eduard Leonidovich Zelenin
1938 - 2002
Gérard Deschamps (1937)
Gérard Deschamps
1937
Ambrose McCarthy Patterson (1877 - 1966)
Ambrose McCarthy Patterson
1877 - 1966
Michio Ihara (1928)
Michio Ihara
1928
Gilles Joubert (1689 - 1775)
Gilles Joubert
1689 - 1775
Narcisse Virgilio Díaz de la Peña (1807 - 1876)
Narcisse Virgilio Díaz de la Peña
1807 - 1876
Léon Printemps (1871 - 1945)
Léon Printemps
1871 - 1945
Nikolai Nikolayevich Ovchinnikov (1958)
Nikolai Nikolayevich Ovchinnikov
1958

Creators Baroque

Giovanni Mannozzi (1592 - 1636)
Giovanni Mannozzi
1592 - 1636
Blas de Ledesma (XVI century - ?)
Blas de Ledesma
XVI century - ?
Sebastiano Ricci (1659 - 1734)
Sebastiano Ricci
1659 - 1734
Jose Leonardo (1601 - 1656)
Jose Leonardo
1601 - 1656
Gregorio Preti (1603 - 1672)
Gregorio Preti
1603 - 1672
Martin Hermann Faber (1587 - 1648)
Martin Hermann Faber
1587 - 1648
Bartolomeo Schedoni (1578 - 1615)
Bartolomeo Schedoni
1578 - 1615
John Milton (1608 - 1674)
John Milton
1608 - 1674
Giuseppe Moriani (1681 - 1731)
Giuseppe Moriani
1681 - 1731
Antonio Susini (1558 - 1624)
Antonio Susini
1558 - 1624
Antonio Franchi (Il Lucchese) (1638 - 1709)
Antonio Franchi (Il Lucchese)
1638 - 1709
Nicolas Mignard (1606 - 1668)
Nicolas Mignard
1606 - 1668
Jacob Bouttats (1660 - 1718)
Jacob Bouttats
1660 - 1718
Augustin Coppens (1668 - 1740)
Augustin Coppens
1668 - 1740
Noël Coypel (1628 - 1707)
Noël Coypel
1628 - 1707
Johann Friedrich Sichelbein (1648 - 1719)
Johann Friedrich Sichelbein
1648 - 1719
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