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

Jean Honore Fragonard (1732 - 1806)
Jean Honore Fragonard
1732 - 1806
Henri Fantin-Latour (1836 - 1904)
Henri Fantin-Latour
1836 - 1904
Friedrich Coubillier (1869 - 1953)
Friedrich Coubillier
1869 - 1953
Martin Desjardins (1637 - 1694)
Martin Desjardins
1637 - 1694
Gilbert Poillerat (1902 - 1988)
Gilbert Poillerat
1902 - 1988
Henri Louis Levasseur (1853 - 1934)
Henri Louis Levasseur
1853 - 1934
Nicolas Lancret (1690 - 1743)
Nicolas Lancret
1690 - 1743
Narcisse Virgilio Díaz de la Peña (1807 - 1876)
Narcisse Virgilio Díaz de la Peña
1807 - 1876
François-Édouard Picot (1786 - 1868)
François-Édouard Picot
1786 - 1868
Tony Johannot (1803 - 1852)
Tony Johannot
1803 - 1852
Jean-Antoine-Marie Idrac (1849 - 1884)
Jean-Antoine-Marie Idrac
1849 - 1884
Jean Denis Antoine Caucannier (1860 - 1905)
Jean Denis Antoine Caucannier
1860 - 1905
Robert Pansart (1909 - 1973)
Robert Pansart
1909 - 1973
Jules-Eugène Lenepveu (1819 - 1898)
Jules-Eugène Lenepveu
1819 - 1898
André Villers (1930 - 2016)
André Villers
1930 - 2016
Sarah Grilo (1919 - 2007)
Sarah Grilo
1919 - 2007

Creators Baroque

Fra Bartolomeo (1472 - 1517)
Fra Bartolomeo
1472 - 1517
Tommaso Salini (1575 - 1625)
Tommaso Salini
1575 - 1625
Onorio Longhi (1568 - 1619)
Onorio Longhi
1568 - 1619
Johann Careel (XVIII century - ?)
Johann Careel
XVIII century - ?
Nicolas Fouche (1653 - 1733)
Nicolas Fouche
1653 - 1733
Pieter Anthonisz. van Groenewegen (1600 - 1658)
Pieter Anthonisz. van Groenewegen
1600 - 1658
Jacques Linard (1597 - 1645)
Jacques Linard
1597 - 1645
Martin van Meytens (1695 - 1770)
Martin van Meytens
1695 - 1770
Guiliam Gabron (1619 - 1678)
Guiliam Gabron
1619 - 1678
Dionigi Valesi (1730 - 1780)
Dionigi Valesi
1730 - 1780
John Donne (1572 - 1631)
John Donne
1572 - 1631
Jan Asselijn (1610 - 1652)
Jan Asselijn
1610 - 1652
Richard Brakenburgh (1650 - 1702)
Richard Brakenburgh
1650 - 1702
Ivan Ivanovich Bel'sky (1719 - 1799)
Ivan Ivanovich Bel'sky
1719 - 1799
Benedetto Luti (1666 - 1724)
Benedetto Luti
1666 - 1724
Orazio Borgianni (1574 - 1616)
Orazio Borgianni
1574 - 1616
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