Simon Vouet (1590 - 1649)
1590-01-09Paris, France1649-06-30Paris, FranceFrance
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."
Date and place of birt: | 9 january 1590, Paris, France |
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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 |